Angela is a Partner in the Intellectual Property group, specialising in contentious and non-contentious matters involving trade marks, copyright and domain names. Angela counsels clients on disputes, brand protection, strategy and enforcement. She has extensive experience in clearing and protecting trade marks and in handling domain name and company name disputes and matters relating to trade mark infringement and passing off, including litigation, advocacy, opinion and advisory work. She is also an experienced negotiator in mediations and settlement discussions.
Angela also advises on IP-related commercial transactions and relationships, including assignments, licenses and non-disclosure agreements.
Angela is a solicitor advocate and certified trade mark litigator, and also serves as a domain name panellist for the World Intellectual Property Organisation ("WIPO") Arbitration and Mediation Center. She has served on the official users committees for the Intellectual Property Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. Angela is also an Irish solicitor, a Registered European Lawyer (Munich) and an attorney-at-law in the US, having been admitted to the bar of the state of New York.
She was ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as an IP Star in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Angela is author of Intellectual Property Enterprise Court: Practice & Procedure (Sweet & Maxwell, 3rd Ed.), the leading guide on litigating in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”).
She has extensive experience supporting sophisticated multinational businesses in protecting and enforcing brand rights in in the UK, Europe and around the world.
Clients describe Angela as "a superb lawyer" and a “sophisticated, thoughtful counsellor”, "diligent and meticulous", who "brings skilful analysis and tremendous insight to the projects she handles." They praise her “creative, solution-orientated approach", her "extensive experience and knowledge of trade mark law" and strong commercial awareness. "I feel confident in entrusting to her my clients' most difficult and complex problems…she is an absolute pleasure to work with."
Key Experience
- FIL Ltd & Anor v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 1097 (Pat)(11 May 2018): acting for Claimants in a trade mark infringement and passing off action in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Nestlé SA v Cadbury (Colour Purple), Cadbury UK Limited v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks [2018] EWCA Civ 2715 (05 December 2018): representing Nestlé before the High Court and Court of Appeal against Cadbury's attempt to register the colour purple as a trade mark.
- Tinder, Inc. v Feeld Limited (formerly 3nder Limited) & Anor (HC-2014-001037): acting for Claimant in a trade mark infringement and passing off claim in the High Court.
- Anton Zaslavski (aka Zedd) v Craig Stephens & Anor (IP-2016-000001): representing the Claimant, an electronic dance music DJ and producer, in a trade mark infringement and passing off action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
- Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) v Snoop International Ltd (O-424-18): acting for Opponent in opposition to UK trade mark application for SNOOP by a company owned and controlled by Michael Gleissner.
- Enforcing copyright and trade mark rights in well-known books, movies and children’s character franchises against infringing artwork, apps and other unauthorised uses.
- Representing a leading European SaaS company as claimant in a trade mark dispute with a large international technology company and securing an advantageous settlement.
- Representing well-known bands and entertainers in trade mark and copyright disputes against tribute bands and negotiating settlements and licenses.
Career History
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Partner, Maucher Jenkins
Associate, Clifford Chance
Associate, Grant Spencer Caisley & Porteous
University of London, LLB
Oxford University, MSt, Historical Research
Washington College, BA