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Samantha Collins

Samantha is a Partner and Chartered and Registered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) in our Oxford office. Samantha is also head of our national fashion and retail team, and works with both large established retailers and growing, dynamic fashion brands to develop their trade mark protection and enforcement strategies. Samantha also works with clients in the publishing, medical technologies and food and drink sectors. She advises clients in relation to both contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters in the UK, EU and around the world, including portfolio strategy and management, trade mark prosecution, brand clearance programs and trade mark oppositions and cancellation actions, as well as advising on trade mark infringement and passing off. Samantha also advises clients in relation to online infringement issues, such as keyword advertising, and domain name complaints. · Marks & Clerk

EnglandIntellectual Property, Trade Marks

About

Partner and Chartered and Registered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) based in Marks & Clerk’s Oxford office and head of the national fashion and retail team. Advises large retailers and fashion brands — and clients in publishing, medical technologies and food and drink — on contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters in the UK, EU and internationally, including portfolio strategy and management, prosecution, clearance programs, oppositions and cancellations, infringement and passing off, and online infringement and domain name complaints.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTrade Marks

Office

Expertise

Fashion & RetailPublishingMedical TechnologiesFood & DrinkPortfolio Strategy & Trade Mark ProsecutionTrade Mark Enforcement (Infringement & Passing Off)Online Infringement & Domain Names

Education

  • Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Law & Practice, Nottingham Law School
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law & Practice, Queen Mary, University of London
  • Postgraduate Diploma Law, Guildford College of Law
  • Classics BA, University of Warwick

Admissions

  • Chartered and Registered Trade Mark Attorney (UK) (qualified 2013)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys