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K&L Gates LLP

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Arthur Artinian leads the ‘commercial and pragmatic’ team at K&L Gates LLP, which maintains a broad IP offering that encompasses design portfolio work, licensing, and collaboration agreements alongside a variety of trade mark and copyright disputes. Artinian assists clients with a litany of strategic, transactional, and advisory work. Newly established partner Simon Casinader is active on both the contentious and non-contentious sides, while Serena Totino, who is dual qualified in Italy and England, is regarded for her portfolio, infringement, and invalidation work in the IP space.
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  • ‘Commercial, pragmatic, and very client and industry focused.’

  • ‘Arthur Artinian is an acknowledged expert in his field and is a real trusted adviser. He always seeks to find solutions and to achieve strategic alignment with the goals of the business.'

  • 'Simon Casinader is a very practical lawyer who works to understand and align with the business needs while providing excellent counsel.’

  • ‘Very pragmatic and to the point in every situation.'

  • 'Always very responsive and service-minded.’

  • ‘Arthur Artinian and Simon Casinader are very responsive and a pleasure to work with. Their business-minded approach combined with their experience and expertise is pure gold.'

  • 'Solid IP team that provides well thought out and comprehensive, pragmatic advice. Firm does a good job of seeing around corners for issues that might not always be apparent from an IP clearance perspective.'

  • 'Arthur Artinian leads the team and is a very good relationship partner, proactive but also reactive to needs and comments about team, listens well, and provides timely advice that is business focused.'

Key clients

  • Nike
  • Gucci
  • Coty
  • Aman
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Chubb Fire & Security
  • Furla
  • Jil Sander
  • Renzo Piano
  • Luxottica Group

Work highlights

Acting as Nike’s design counselling firm, to manage all design matters in the UK including prosecution, enforcement, litigation, and strategy.
Acting as global IP counsel for Aman and advising on the luxury hotel and lifestyle brand, on global brand protection, opposition, clearance, and enforcement matters.
Advising Coty on complex IP matters, including licensing, collaboration agreements, and marketing clearance for its global beauty business, including for a number of the world’s leading fragrance and beauty brands such as Miu Miu, Prada, Balenciaga, Kylie Jenner, CoverGirl, Max Factor, Marni, and Tiffany & Co..

Lawyers

Practice head

Arthur Artinian

Other key lawyers

Simon Casinader; Serena Totino