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 Louise Gellman
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Louise Gellman

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Louise is a Partner in our Intellectual Property (IP) team. She handles a range of IP matters for her established corporate clients. She specialises in trade mark law, advising in relation to the protection, exploitation and enforcement of trade mark rights.

Louise prosecutes UK and EU trade mark applications and using the Madrid Protocol system, and has a busy oppositions practice. She advises clients in relation to worldwide and European re-branding projects, and has considerable experience in running trade mark clearances and managing the subsequent filing programmes and international portfolios. She also provides strategic advice to brand owners regarding ownership and licensing structures and policing and enforcement. She often gets involved in transactional work, advising on the intellectual property aspects of corporate, banking and real estate transactions. Some of these deals involve large portfolios of rights and Louise manages the subsequent recordal programmes.

Louise is English and Irish qualified, and she operates her EU trade mark and design practice from our Polish office.

Louise is recognised as a Recommended Individual by World Trademark Review 1000, UK: England 2024 and in Legal500 for IP: England 2025as a Trade Mark Star by IP Stars, UK England 2024 and as a Trademark Leader by WIPR Leaders 2024. Louise is also listed as a Global Leader for IP Trademarks – Who’s Who Legal: UK 2024.

Awards & Recognitions
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    “Louise understands the business drivers of her clients and the need to be conscious of budget. She provides practical advice and solutions when managing worldwide trademark portfolios consisting of hundreds of marks.”
    2024 WTR 1000 Guide to Leading Trademark Professionals
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    “Louise Gellman is well-versed in assisting clients with the protection, exploitation and enforcement of trade mark rights in particular.”
    2023 Legal500, Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
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    Louise Gellman is “an excellent communicator and strategist” whose practical and commercial style ensures fantastic outcomes. “Approachable and thorough, she takes the time to really understand clients’ businesses. She’s so reliable – just phenomenal to work with.”
    2020 WTR 1000 Guide to Leading Trademark Professionals

Relevant experience

  • Clients include eBay, Deluxe Entertainment, Merisant, EFG Group, Eurobank, The Crown Estate, Costco, Kettle Chips, Hammerson plc, Videndum plc, Valeo Snackfoods and Samsonite.
  • Deluxe Entertainment on an appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union,
  • Dealing with a successful appeal to the Supreme Court in Spain in relation to an EU wide injunction,
  • Successful appeals to the Appointed Person in the UK.
  • Advising on the IP aspects of a variety of corporate, banking and property transactions.
  • Global Student Accommodation on significant IP aspects of transactions involving various branded portfolios of student accommodation.

Memberships & Roles

  • Louise chaired INTA's Madrid System subcommittee for four years, was an active member of the Famous and Well-Known Marks and Pro Bono committees, before returning to the Trade Mark Office Practices committee (Europe). She is now active on the Emerging Issues committee
  • Marques: Geographical Indications Team.

Education

  • 1992 – BA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy & Economics (University of York)
  • 1993/4 – Law Conversion and Legal Practice Course (London Guildhall University)
  • 1999 – Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law (University of Bristol)