Wildbore & Gibbons are trade mark specialists. Since 1887 our clients have trusted us to protect, monitor and defend their valuable identities and product names.

Unlike other lawyers, we work exclusively in trade marks and designs. Because we’re trade mark specialists, we’ll guide you effortlessly through the legal maze. Our expertise saves you time and money while ensuring comprehensive protection for your trade marks and the visual features of your products.

Latest News

Top Judge Recommends IP Court Reforms

February 8th, 2010

A review of civil litigation costs by Lord Justice Jackson includes a recommendation to implement proposed reforms to the Patents County Court.  The aim is to increase access to justice for SME’s in Patent and Trade Mark cases. Read the rest of this entry »

New UKIPO Tribunal Practice

February 8th, 2010

Following the FIRECRAFT decision we reported last month, the UKIPO has indicated that in trade mark invalidation proceedings where earlier rights are claimed, it will not now allow the lower cost option of taking a decision from the case papers, but will require there to be a final hearing attended by the parties or their representatives.

Some of our clients

economist

The “masthead” of the magazine, The Economist, is an internationally famous registered trade mark.  The Economist.com logo which identifies the publisher’s website is also a registered trade mark, covering, among other goods and services, the electronic delivery of information.

client_norwichunion

When CGNU, the parent of the major insurance company, Norwich Union, decided to adopt a new name for the Group in 2000, Wildbore & Gibbons was engaged to undertake clearance searches among registered trade marks, company names, domain names and names in use globally.