Mathys & Squire LLP‘s practice is helmed from London by Helen Cawley who has expertise handling the whole life cycle of trade marks, from clearance searches through to enforcement, for clients from large multinational companies and charities, to SMEs. Contentious matters and opposition proceedings form a large portion of the team’s workload, alongside trade mark filing and portfolio management work. Birmingham’s Rebecca Tew harnesses over 25 years’ experience in contentious and non-contentious IP. London’s Harry Rowe is also a name to note, as is Margaret Arnott. At the same office, Juliet Redhouse departed in November 2024.
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Work highlights
Acting for PICASSO GROUP CO., LTD., we successfully defended a UK trade mark application for PICASSO (Class 33, whiskey) against opposition from Florian Ruiz-Picasso. Following detailed submissions, the UKIPO found no likelihood of confusion or association between the marks, resulting in the opposition being dismissed and the application proceeding to registration, securing an important core brand right for our client.
Acting for Caprice Schuhproduktion GmbH & Co. KG, we successfully opposed a third-party UK trade mark application covering cosmetics, bags, and clothing. Relying on likelihood of confusion, passing off, and bad faith, supported by evidence of our client’s UK use and the applicant’s pattern of imitating third-party brands, the UKIPO refused the application in its entirety and awarded costs of £2,050 to our client, preventing unfair advantage being taken of the CAPRICE brand.
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Practice head
Claire Breheny
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Harry Rowe
Rebecca Tew
Gary Johnston