
Kieron Taylor
Kieron Taylor is an IP director and a member of the firm’s trade mark and litigation practice groups. Kieron is a chartered UK trade mark attorney, a member of the UK Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and an authorised litigator in the High Court. Kieron’s trade mark practice includes work in many different fields of technology and commerce. Kieron has particular expertise in the fields of fashion, charities, building, construction, food and beverages, retail and industrial products. Kieron manages global IP portfolios for a number of major brands. He advises on elements of trade marks and allied rights including protection, exploitation and also enforcement on a multijurisdictional level. His clients range from individual rights holders and SMEs to multinational trade mark owners. Kieron seeks to fully understand his client’s business and seeks to focus on the heart of any problem to provide advice that is as commercially relevant as possible. He is fiercely loyal to his clients and brings attention to detail and a very thorough knowledge of the law, which he combines with his strong business focus to provide excellent service to a growing number of clients from the UK and from across the world. Kieron is very active in litigation and always seeks to provides commercially astute advice. He has personally acted for clients in a wide variety of tribunals including at the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. He is also very active for clients appearing regularly in ex-parte and inter-partes hearings at the UKIPO, being one of the most frequently instructed attorneys to act in hearings at the UKIPO year on year. Kieron travels frequently to the US and regularly attends conferences held by the International Trademark Association (INTA). Kieron joined the firm in 2007 and has 20 years of experience as an IP attorney. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Birmingham and a master’s degree in law from Nottingham Trent University. · Swindell & Pearson Ltd
About
IP Director at Swindell & Pearson with 20 years' experience; a chartered UK trade mark attorney and an authorised High Court litigator who advises on trade mark protection, exploitation and multi-jurisdictional enforcement and manages global IP portfolios. He is active in IP litigation, having acted in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, and regularly represents clients at UKIPO hearings.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- The Coopers' Company & Coborn School, Essex
- University of Birmingham, BA (Hons) Medieval & Modern History, 1999
- Nottingham Trent University, Postgraduate Certificate (with Commendation) – Intellectual Property Litigation, November 2008
- Nottingham Trent University, LLM – Intellectual Property Litigation, July 2009
Admissions
- Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney
- Authorised Litigator (High Court, England)
- Member, Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
- Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)