With nearly 20 years’ experience working with major brands and international organisations, Jade is a specialist in brand protection and strategy. She regularly advises on matters including trade mark selection, clearance searches, enforcement (including anti-counterfeiting, oppositions and revocations, passing off and domain name disputes) and various associated agreements (including licenses, assignments and co-existence).
Jade has represented clients before the UKIPO, High Court, General Court and the EUIPO, and has coordinated matters before various intellectual property offices around the world.
With a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Jade has a particular interest in the life sciences sector, while her broader client experience spans a wide variety of sectors and industries, including advertising and media, entertainment, technology consumer goods, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing and telecommunications.
Jade sits on the Council of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) and serves as chair of its Law and Practice Committee.
She is also a member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) Brand and Innovation Committee and a member of the Pharmaceutical Trade Mark Group.
With Jade’s appointment, Lewis Silkin’s IP360 practice now comprises 13 partners (including three specialist Trade Mark Attorney partners) in a team of more than 70 people.
Tom Gaunt, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property at Lewis Silkin, commented:
“It’s a real pleasure to welcome Jade to Lewis Silkin. Trade marks are a specialist area within IP and Jade is a hugely well-regarded practitioner in the market – her experience further enhances our ability to provide strategic solutions to complex trade marks issues.
Jade very much shares our ambition to advance our award winning, full service IP360 practice. The fact that top calibre talent like Jade and her colleagues see Lewis Silkin as a natural home to further a career in IP is a reflection of the strength and stability of our team.”
Jade MacIntyre, Partner at Lewis Silkin, commented:
“I’m very pleased to be joining Lewis Silkin – the firm has a stellar reputation in intellectual property law and is operating at the cutting edge of legal innovation and doing truly high-calibre work.
Led by Tom, the IP practice has clear and compelling ambitions. Taken together with the firm’s collaborative and inclusive culture, Lewis Silkin is the perfect fit for both my practice and my passion for innovation in IP.”