Clare Mullarkey

Expertise

Clare is a chartered trade mark attorney and a member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA).

She qualified as a trade mark attorney in 2007 and has experience in boutique IP practices as well as multi-national law firms. Clare has also worked in-house at Unilever as well as a secondment to Diageo where she gained valuable experience of the client perspective.

Clare has been an active member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA) and has served four years on the Public Information Committee, contributing to a variety of information materials aimed at educating SMEs on trade mark matters.

How do you help clients?

I help clients to secure trade mark protection for their valuable brand assets across the world. Covering the full life cycle of a brand from trade mark clearance work, risk assessment, securing trade mark protection and ongoing maintenance.

Commonly, clients are faced with disputes and I particularly enjoy finding commercial and practical resolutions to assist my clients.

Experience

1. Successfully defending an opposition against a UK trade mark application including conducting simultaneous cancellation proceedings, negotiating and drafting a co-existence agreement to conclude the dispute.
2. Filing and obtaining successful outcomes in several UK trade mark opposition proceedings on behalf of a well-known French perfume brand.
3. Conducting an audit of the global trade mark portfolio of a large multi-national recruitment business and advising on filing strategy.