Melanie Worsdall#6783

Melanie Worsdall

Melanie has over 10 years’ IP experience. She specialises in brand protection and advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Her practice covers a wide range of work, including clearance of brand names, management of international filing programmes and protection of trade mark rights, dealing with day to day management of international trade mark portfolios, policing major brands, bringing and defending opposition, invalidation and cancellation proceedings, dealing with domain names disputes and general IP infringement issues. Melanie also advises on the commercialisation of intellectual property, co-branding arrangements and the IP aspects of corporate and real estate transactions. Melanie works with clients from a range of sectors, including technology, fashion and real estate.
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Survey and witness evidence in trade mark and passing off cases
Survey and witness evidence in trade mark and passing off cases
Practice Notes

Surveys and related witness evidence are used in trade mark and passing off cases. While often dismissed or criticised by judges, surveys can have a valuable role to play in establishing evidence of consumer confusion between the claimant’s and defendant’s goods and services. This Practice Note covers legal and practical issues associated with the use of survey evidence including advice on when it is appropriate to use a survey and how to formulate a survey.

Trade mark infringement and interim injunctions
Trade mark infringement and interim injunctions
Practice Notes

This Practice Note explores the use of interim relief in trade mark proceedings, with a focus on interim injunctions. It examines law, procedure and practical issues relating to interim prohibitory injunctions, search orders and Norwich Pharmacal Orders.

Trade mark coexistence agreement
Trade mark coexistence agreement
Precedents

This Precedent is intended for use where the owners of separate similar or identical trade marks which are subject to confusion agree to clarify how each mark is to be used and/or registered so as to reduce the risk of confusion, settle a current dispute or avoid disputes arising in the future, and permit both parties to continue to use their marks. Key points to consider when drafting include: identifying the marks in question, the territory in which they are used, the goods/services for which each mark is registered and any intended modifications to either party’s mark.

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