Ed Meikle

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Partner

Intellectual Property

+44 (0) 7957 060043

Expertise

Ed is a partner in our IP team and has over 25 years’ experience advising on the development, commercialisation and protection of brands and technology. He acts for national and multinational organisations and businesses, as well as fast-growth SMEs, and is particularly well-known for his sector expertise in retail, sport, food and consumer products, providing strategic advice to many household names.

Ed advises on

  • Copycat packaging and new product development
  • Trade mark infringement, passing off, oppositions and copyright infringement
  • Patent infringement, entitlement and validity
  • Rebranding, trade mark clearance searching and brand protection
  • Domain name disputes and company name disputes
  • Infringement of registered and unregistered designs
  • Sponsorship and naming rights agreements
  • Comparative advertising and ambush marketing

Experience Highlights

  • Successfully defending a national retailer against claims of trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to its own-brand food and clothing products.
  • Advising a well-known retailer in relation to alleged infringement and passing off claims in relation to a colour mark, achieving a successful out of court settlement.
  • Providing strategic advice to a Premier League football club in relation to the management, protection and enforcement of its trade marks.
  • Advising one of the UK’s largest chains of supermarkets in relation to new product development, copycat packaging, trade mark infringement, passing off and copyright infringement.
  • Acting for a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer in relation to claims of trade mark infringement and passing off.
  • Advising a European passenger transport company in respect of the management and enforcement of its international portfolio of trade marks.

 

Career history

Previous Law Firms

  • Gateley
  • DWF
  • Watson Burton
  • Dickinson Dees

 

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol

Expertise

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Ed is a partner in our IP team and has over 25 years’ experience advising on the development, commercialisation and protection of brands and technology. He acts for national and multinational organisations and businesses, as well as fast-growth SMEs, and is particularly well-known for his sector expertise in retail, sport, food and consumer products, providing strategic advice to many household names.

Ed advises on

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  • Copycat packaging and new product development
  • Trade mark infringement, passing off, oppositions and copyright infringement
  • Patent infringement, entitlement and validity
  • Rebranding, trade mark clearance searching and brand protection
  • Domain name disputes and company name disputes
  • Infringement of registered and unregistered designs
  • Sponsorship and naming rights agreements
  • Comparative advertising and ambush marketing

Experience Highlights

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  • Successfully defending a national retailer against claims of trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to its own-brand food and clothing products.
  • Advising a well-known retailer in relation to alleged infringement and passing off claims in relation to a colour mark, achieving a successful out of court settlement.
  • Providing strategic advice to a Premier League football club in relation to the management, protection and enforcement of its trade marks.
  • Advising one of the UK’s largest chains of supermarkets in relation to new product development, copycat packaging, trade mark infringement, passing off and copyright infringement.
  • Acting for a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer in relation to claims of trade mark infringement and passing off.
  • Advising a European passenger transport company in respect of the management and enforcement of its international portfolio of trade marks.

 

Career history

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Previous Law Firms

  • Gateley
  • DWF
  • Watson Burton
  • Dickinson Dees

 

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, University of Bristol
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