Lewis Silkin
Managing Associate (Trade Mark Attorney)
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Successful businesses rely on a unique set of ideas and people. We help our clients protect and develop those vital assets, unlocking possibilities for future success.
From iconic brands and leading multinationals to pioneering start-ups, we are proud to work with a huge range of inspiring clients, helping them to turn their ideas into reality and getting the best from - and for - their people.
Our people are not only exceptional at what they do, they also enjoy doing it and consistently give their best to a firm they’re proud to be part of. This stems from our firm culture and our ethos of bravery and kindness. That ethos runs through everything we do, from our approach to recruitment, business practices, and DEI activities to the day-to-day environment in our office and our relationships with clients.
With an internationally minded team of more than 800 working across key areas of law – plus strategic partnerships around the world – we’ve got both the combination and calibre of legal experts it takes to enable our clients’ businesses to thrive. Whether it is providing global employment law advice, managing a global IP portfolio or piecing together a multijurisdictional corporate transaction, we are able to have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
About the team
Our UK & EU leading intellectual property practice is unique in its IP360 offering, advising clients on the filing, prosecution, opposition, transaction and litigation of all UK & EU intellectual property rights (both contentious and non-contentious, detailed below) across all technologies and across all sectors. Our IP practice is truly international, advising clients around the globe. We believe we are the go-to firm for household brands to deal with their full IP requirements.
We have dedicated litigation and commercial IP offerings, and are involved in some of the most high-profile cases in the top courts, including the High Court, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, CJEU, as well as the UK and EU Intellectual Property Offices.
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Our experts advise on the full range of intellectual property rights:
- Patents – we are well versed in the prosecution and opposition of rights and are adept at managing global portfolios, advising on filing strategies and providing competitor analysis and watch services.
- Designs – protecting clients’ products, whether it is for its shape, materials, texture, colours or configuration by making full use of registered and unregistered design protection.
- Trade marks – protecting clients’ brands by managing portfolios globally, advising on efficient filing strategies, providing watching services and dealing with oppositions.
- Domain names – proactively managing the registration and protection of domains and domain portfolios and dealing with malicious attacks such as cybersquatting and phishing.
- Copyright, database and confidential information – assisting clients with the protection and exploitation of their creative works and software through the recording, management and protection of copyright (and related areas such as database and performance and moral rights) and confidential information.
- Transactional IP – advising on the development and commercialisation of intellectual property including audits, due diligence, market insights, freedom to operate opinions, research and collaboration agreements, franchise agreements, manufacturing agreements, product acquisitions, brand acquisitions and assignments and licences.
- Litigation – advising clients on managing global enforcement strategies across all rights, including anti-counterfeiting and infringement actions or validity proceedings. We conduct litigation before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court, Patents Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union.
About the role
We are seeking a Managing Associate (Trade Mark Attorney) to join our Intellectual Property team.
The successful candidate will be a key part of a hard-working, friendly and supportive team; therefore, the ideal candidate will be a strong team player and have experience working in a high performing and collaborative environment.
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We have developed detailed career benchmarks which set out what you will be expected to achieve at each level of your professional development:
- Providing technical legal expertise: You will build on your trade mark experience and continue developing your advisory skills, with the opportunity to work across a broader range of IP matters, including advertising. You will have experience in running large client projects with minimal partner support and be known as someone who helps colleagues enhance their understanding of technical issues.
- Delivering excellent service: You will take a thoughtful, commercially focused approach to problem-solving—offering clear, practical advice. You’ll manage competing priorities with ease, work to tight deadlines, and keep colleagues and clients appropriately updated. You may be leading and/or actively managing key relationships with some client and may manage significant projects or cases involving a team of lawyers.
- Building relationships: You will form strong, trusted relationships with colleagues and clients, working collaboratively and contributing positively to the team and be available and approachable for supervision.
- Developing our business: you will be keen to play an active role in business development, helping to grow client relationships and spot new opportunities.
About you
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have solid UK, EUIPO and international experience in handling trade mark searching, filing and prosecution, portfolio management, due diligence and associate strategic advice.
- Have experience in contentious matters, domain name dispute and transactional work (would be an advantage).
- Be open to work in other areas of IP such as advertising.
- Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
- Be commercially-focused and have a problem-solving approach.
- Have a proven track record in business development, maintaining and growing client relationships.
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