Mills & Reeve LLP‘s team has a ’wealth of expertise and a huge readiness to help’, and acts on complex IP strategy, protection, and portfolio management mandates. Advising on complex IP licensing transactions is a strength of the practice, that has expertise in the tech, life sciences, automotive, and food sectors. Mark Pearce leads the team, which is ‘highly experienced in trade mark matters’, with particular knowledge of the manufacturing, advanced engineering, and chemical sectors. Alex Newman focuses on patent litigation, particularly in the technology and engineering sectors. Jasmine Fearnley and Holly Gillan are also noted.
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‘Highly experienced in trade mark matters, efficient and smooth communication.’
‘The team have a wealth of expertise and a huge readiness to help, even at very short notice. They are proactive and follow up on matters very promptly.’
‘The team are trusted advisers for all of our IP-related work. They have a focus on reliability and consistently deliver high quality, practical advice.’
‘The team is very responsive and business-minded. They make a personal connection with their clients.’
Key clients
- The UK Intellectual Property Office
- Jaguar Land Rover
- The British Council
- Yellow Tail Wines (Casella Family Brands (Europe) Limited)
- Kohler Mira Limited
- Domino Printing Sciences plc
- The Engineering and Design Institute
- IELTS Partners (The British Council, Cambridge University Press & Assessment and IELTS Australia Pty)
- MD Orthopaedics, Inc.
- First Light Lamps Limited
- Premia Solutions Limited
- Fox International Group Limited
Work highlights
Advised Palmer Management Limited (Cole Palmer’s management company) in relation to the registrability of Cole’s personal brand assets and applied for registered trade mark protection in respect of those assets.
Advised the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks in relation to its response to an appeal brought by JCB against a High Court judgment (in its patent infringement claim against Manitou) that JCB’s patent was invalid for lack of inventive step.
Acting on behalf of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in an EU trade mark matter appealed to the Court of Justice of the European Union and obtained a favourable judgment.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Mark Pearce
Other key lawyers
Alex Newman; Jasmine Fearnley; Holly Gillan