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Catherine Wolfe
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Catherine, is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and a European Trade Mark Attorney.
Catherine has served as President of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) as well as First Vice President, Second Vice President and Treasurer, since her election in 2004, and is a Fellow of the Institute. Her position at CITMA is now Past President, since May 2016.
Position
Partner
Career
Catherine is part of the CITMA Brexit Task Force Committee and regularly attends meetings of CITMA Council, Executive Committee, and Law & Practice Committee. In her capacity as CITMA President, Catherine regularly chaired lectures, seminars and meetings, including co-chairing CITMA’s autumn seminar in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 in Birmingham and the Spring Conference in London in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. She frequently meets delegates from the UK and European Union Trade Mark Registries, other attorney organisations and the UK legal profession, on behalf of CITMA.
Catherine is an internationally respected figure in the IP world and has significant contacts worldwide. She has filed applications in virtually every country in the world which has a Trade Mark Register, and has represented numerous clients, from private individuals to major corporations, in ex parte and inter partes hearings at the UK Trade Marks Registry. She has acted for many clients before the European Union Trade Marks Office (EUIPO) and its Boards of Appeal, and has worked on several cases which were appealed to the Court of First Instance (now the General Court). She is often asked to advise in commercially sensitive cases for very high profile companies and individuals.
Memberships
- INTA
- CITMA: Fellow, Immediate Past President (2014-16), Chair of the Executive Committee (2014-16), Chair of Emerging Markets Committee
- TIPLO
- ECTA
Education
- Chartered Trade Mark Attorney
- European Trade Mark Attorney
- PhD Anglo-Saxon Literacy, University of Cambridge
- MA Oriental Studies (Chinese), University of Cambridge
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
Boult Wade Tennant LLP has offices across the UK, Germany, and Spain, with a new office in Munich, and this ensures the firm is well-positioned to provide a seamless European trade mark offering to its clients. The practice handles the filing of trade mark applications, protection of large portfolios, and brand protection matters, as well as representing clients before the UKIPO and EPO in prosecution and defending opposition and prosecuting appeals. Rachel Conroy sits at the helm of the department. Emma Pitcher assists clients in India, while Catherine Wolfe has expertise in advising clients in China. In team news, Emily Scott and Connor Thorogood were both promoted to the partnership in November 2022, while Michael Mair joined a German IP firm Nordemann in April 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys