Excelling in the creative and technology industries, Taylor Wessing LLP‘s diverse offering extends from complex disputes to day-to-day design work, which enables it to operate for dynamic, global-scale clients. The team is recommended for its ’first-rate depth of knowledge, experience and expertise’. Practice leader Roland Mallinson regularly litigates for household names and enjoys considerable multi-jurisdictional capabilities. Adam Rendle enhances the firm’s strengths in the media and entertainment field, while Xuyang Zhu, who covers the full gamut of IP rights, is especially knowledgeable in the digital content arena. Simon Jupp‘s core streams of work include trade mark litigation, portfolio strategy, and advertising. The team has expanded, with Anneka Dalton joining from Hogan Lovells International LLP in October 2023 and Giles Crown joining from Lewis Silkin in February 2024.
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‘I like the variety in the background of each member of the team and how the partner can harness the relevant experience and skills based on the type of cases.'
‘First-rate depth of knowledge, experience and expertise in the sports and entertainment sectors whilst providing commercially relevant and valuable advice.’
‘The team has extensive experience working in the areas of sports and entertainment licensing, deals along with IP compliance and risk.'
'They have the ability to understand a client's needs and objectives from both a legal and commercial perspective.'
'They understand IP in the real world and advise accordingly.'
'Roland Mallinson is the best there is.'
Key clients
- William Grant & Sons
- Red Bull
- Zound Industries
- Farfetch
- MyEnergi Limited
- Black Sheep Coffee
- Inditex S.A.
- Energize Games
- Self Portrait
Work highlights
- Represented a client successfully against the AMAZONIAN GIN COMPANY which claimed that Hendrick's Amazonia gin infringes its EU registered trade mark.
- Advised Zound Industries on the IP-related aspects of its acquisition of Marshall Amplification.
- Advising Conilon on all of its brand protection worldwide and handling an infringement claim against a BLACK SHEEP pub and coffee shop in Dubai that is ongoing.
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Leading partners
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Next generation partners
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Adam Rendle
Practice head
Roland Mallinson
Other key lawyers
Adam Rendle; Xuyang Zhu; Simon Jupp; Anneka Dalton; Giles Crown