Tom Albertini > J A Kemp > London, England > Lawyer Profile
J A Kemp Offices
80 Turnmill Street
London
EC1M 5QU
England
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Tom Albertini
Work Department
Trade Marks and Designs
Position
Partner, European and UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Litigator
Career
Tom has 20 years’ experience in the trade mark profession and a significant track record in advising a broad range of clients on all aspects of trade mark and design clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement and dispute resolution, including in relation to some of the world’s most well-known brands. Tom’s clients include household names in the publishing, luxury goods, food, clothing, e-commerce/online, charity and tech sectors.
Tom strives to give clients practical, cost-effective and above all commercial advice that will enable them to make effective and efficient use of their trade mark and design rights in order to further their business interests. Tom is additionally qualified as a litigator and holds the Higher Courts Litigation Certificate, which enables him to conduct IP litigation in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the High Court and on appeal to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Tom has taught student members of CITMA taking their final examinations for a number of years and is a former Examiner for the Joint Examination Board (JEB). Tom has also been guest speaker at several external conferences in the UK and abroad including on the main program of the International Trade Mark Association’s (INTA) Annual Meeting. Tom currently sits on the European & Central Asia sub-committee for INTA’s Non-Traditional Trade Marks committee.
Tom joined J A Kemp in 2010 after working in the Simmons & Simmons Intellectual Property Group, as well as other private practice firms.
Tom is the primary contact at J A Kemp for registered design matters.
Memberships
Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA); Member of the Bulletin Committee for the International Trademark Association (INTA)
Education
University of Manchester, Honours Degree in Philosophy and Politics; Nottingham Law School, Trade Mark & Design Litigation & Advocacy
Personal
UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney; Higher Courts Trade Mark & Design Attorney Litigator
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
J A Kemp has offices located across the UK, including in London, Oxford, Cambridge, as well as in Paris and Munich. The team advises clients on a wide range of trade mark strategy matters, including filing, defending, and opposing applications in the UK, Europe, and globally. Its impressive client roster includes domestic corporations, start-ups, spin-outs, and growing businesses, as well as international corporations and prestigious academic institutions; it is also regularly instructed by US, Japanese, and Scandinavian clients. ‘Outstanding’ trade mark lead James Fish also heads up the firm’s Paris-based trade mark practice, and Tom Albertini chairs the designs offering. Other key names of note include Ben Mooneapillay in Oxford, and he supports clients in the luxury goods, entertainment, sports, food, fashion, and gaming sectors, and Charlotte Stirling in London, who handles the entire lifecycle of trade mark-related mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys