The team at Swindell & Pearson Ltd is based in Derby and headed up by Kieron Taylor, who is particularly experienced in contentious cases. The group’s workload includes advising on filings, opposition matters at the UKIPO and portfolio management cases, amongst others. Former team lead Nick Womsley retired in January 2025, and Amelia Skelding joined the team in the same month and has expertise advising on prosecution, registration, clearance, and filing strategy. Skelding joined the team from Keltie.
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‘Swindell & Pearson Ltd is a team with expertise in securing and enforcing IP rights across the world, in the form of patents, trade marks and designs.'
'With expertise in IP industry and knowledge of the client's industry, they provide high quality and comprehensive IP solutions to protect clients’ IP rights and achieve clients’ IP goals. We recommend them for their professionalism, efficiency, thoughtfulness, and the high-quality of their work.'
Key clients
- Acer Incorporated
- The Mentholatum Company
Work highlights
Advised a multi-national client in relation to their global trade mark portfolio management and their global brand strategy.
Practice head
Kieron Taylor
Other key lawyers
Amelia Skelding; Tom Claydon; Victor Povid