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Mr Rowland Buehrlen
Work Department
Partner. Trade marks.
Position
According to his clients, “if you are embroiled in a fight, there is no one better than Rowland Buehrlen.” The experienced trade mark attorney is known for his keen insight into trade mark litigation and prosecution, perceptive intellect and sharp advocacy skills. The head of our office in Alicante Spain, close to the EUIPO, he is particularly experienced in EU trade mark filings, along with trade mark opposition and infringement proceedings.
Rowland has over 24 years’ experience of trade mark practice. During this time, he has represented clients, ranging from individual artists and entrepreneurs, to multinational giants, in a diverse range of industries. Whether he’s working for food producers, clothing manufacturers, financial service providers, international salon businesses, world famous rock bands, or manufacturers of domestic appliances and home entertainment equipment, his advice is always “swift and practical” as well as “pragmatic, sensible and diligent” according to clients.
Qualified to practise as a trade mark attorney under the laws of the Republic of Ireland, as well as the UK, Roly has continued to appear post-Brexit before the EUIPO in relation to European Union Trade Marks and Designs. Fluent in both French and German, the head of our Alicante office also regularly represents clients before the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal, and has had some of his cases cited in EUIPO’s own guidelines. Others have been referred to the General Court where several have been cited in subsequent decisions.
Appreciated by clients as a good person to have on your side in hard fought cases, Rowland particularly enjoys the most challenging disputes, such as trade mark opposition and infringement proceedings. As an experienced advocate, he regularly represents his clients at hearings before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the Appointed Person, making detailed legal submissions and cross-examining witnesses, here his track record has been outstanding, with a CITMA Review from 2019 listing him amongst the top 10 trade mark attorneys and solicitors by numbers of appearances at hearings.
Career
Registered Trade Mark Agent (Ireland) 2017; Chartered trade mark attorney 2002; PGD in IP litigation, Nottingham Law School; Registered trade mark agent (Ireland) 2017.
Languages
French, German, English
Memberships
Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (MCITMA).
Education
University of Manchester (1995 LLB).
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
Beck Greener LLP ‘has an excellent reputation and is one of the strongest IP law firms in the UK’. The team has expertise in supporting multinational corporations across a broad range of sectors, including media and entertainment, financial services, life sciences, fashion, and beauty, and it is highly adept at managing global trade mark portfolios. It expertly handles both EU and UK matters, including IP strategy, clearance, prosecution, and litigation. Additionally, anti-counterfeiting mandates and design enforcement matters are also with in the group’s capabilities. Ian Bartlett heads up the team and is praised by one client for having ‘a strong theoretical and practical knowledge in all areas of IP’; Bartlett frequently appears before the UKIPO and Appointed Persons in contentious proceedings. He is supported by Catherine Jewell, who has expertise in defending brands in opposition proceedings, Rowland Buehrlen, who heads up the firm’s Alicante office, associate trade mark attorneys IP litigator Duncan Morgan, and associates Kashif Syed and Jessica Vallis.