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England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
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Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

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Linklaters LLP

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Paul Joseph, a lawyer highly experienced across transactional and contentious IP instructions, co-leads the team at Linklaters LLP, which routinely navigates high-end IP-rich commercial work, including major M&A in the telecoms, pharmaceuticals, tech, and other sectors. With extensive experience in the financial services sector, Jennifer Heley‘s purview encompasses trade mark portfolios, brand protection and strategy work, and veteran practitioner Ian Karet has expertise across disputes and commercial instructions in various sectors.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They are very knowledgeable in connection with all of the necessary matters, very proactive and responsive, have excellent business and legal judgment and work very well with experts and the legal teams in the other jurisdictions.’

  • ‘Ian Karet of Linklaters London has a unique way of looking at things. He sees things that others don't. He is also able to very quickly look at a set of complex facts and identify the key issues and succinctly describe and address them. I have not seen that talent elsewhere, at least not to the same extent. He is also quick to respond to any inquiries. Overall, the Linklaters team that I work with are an excellent team about which I have only very high praise.'

  • ‘They provide easy-to-understand advice.'

  • ‘Paul Joseph is very client-friendly. He is easy to work with and quickly grasps the points. Richard Cumbley is exceptional - one of the cleverest people I have come across!’

  • 'The team we worked with was very efficient but also commercial and practical in its approach. Paul Joseph was good at finding solutions to any thorny issues that arose and closing these down quickly.'

  • 'Paul Joseph clearly knows his stuff but delivers advice in a very down-to-earth manner. He is good at identifying the points we need to worry about and proposing different solutions to close these down as quickly as possible.'

Key clients

  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Tate & Lyle
  • Vodafone
  • Playtech
  • CK Hutchison/Three
  • Citibank
  • Vodeno
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Unilever plc
  • Theramex
  • Sainsburys Bank
  • Brookfield
  • HSBC

Work highlights

Acting for Merck & Co Inc on UK High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings in respect of its dispute with Merck KGaA concerning worldwide use of the Merck brand.
Acting for Playtech on High Court breach of confidence and copyright infringement claims concerning online game development and design.
Acting for Hutchison/Three on the complex brand issues arising from its merger with Vodafone in the UK.

Practice head

Yohan Liyanage; Paul Joseph; Katie Coltart; Ian Karet

Other key lawyers

Jennifer Heley; Richard Cumbley