Keltie LLP

Number of partners: 18

Number of directors: 5

Number of associates: 9

Number of assistants: 9

CONTACTS  

Patents (UK): [email protected]

Trade Marks (UK): [email protected]

Domain Names (UK): [email protected]

Designs (UK): [email protected]

IP (Ireland): [email protected]

IP Consulting: [email protected]

THE FIRM 

Keltie is a European IP firm with a unique personality. A firm that’s renowned for its excellence, earned by putting talented, energetic and principled people at its heart.

Headquartered in London and with other offices in Cambridge, the Cotswolds, East Anglia, and Galway and Dublin (Ireland), Keltie specialises in IP law and management. Its clients benefit from an extraordinarily experienced, multi-faceted group of IP attorneys who work across all technologies and commercial fields.

The essence of Keltie goes far beyond what the firm does. It’s about how the firm does it — with an unparalleled spirit of togetherness, fairness and enjoyment. Its people are passionate, responsive, commercial and down-to-earth. Their spirit embraces the clients they are proud to serve.

The firm’s style is one of open, fluid teamwork, with a collective approach that rejects competitive billing. A progressive attitude shows in everything that Keltie’s people do: in their curiosity to ask the right questions; in their vision to keep sight of the goal; and in their creativity to seek constructive solutions.

Keltie’s Irish practice was founded in 2016 by patent and trade mark Partner Sean Cummings. Through this EU presence, Keltie continues to represent clients directly before the EUIPO. Now an established part of the Irish IP scene, the firm has attracted an impressive base of Irish clients.

Keltie’s virtual firm K2 — www.k2ip.com — adds the resource of a network of freelance IP attorneys working with each other and with Keltie personnel.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK  

Trade Marks:
Keltie’s trade mark team comprises 11 fee earners and 12 support staff (paralegals and formalities specialists) and is led by Partners Rosemary Cardas, Alistair Gay, Manuela Macchi, Ben Britter and Azhar Sadique. Among the leading brand protection experts in Europe, the group comprises multilingual trade mark attorneys with backgrounds in law and business. Their expertise extends through the full trade mark lifecycle, including searching and filing, portfolio management, opposition, enforcement and appeal proceedings. They represent a wide range of clients from start-ups to multinationals, including well-known brands from the fashion, entertainment, sports, food and beverage, energy, financial, insurance, legal and tourism sectors.

Patents:
Keltie’s patent group comprises 32 attorneys with world-class professional experience built on experience as engineers and scientists in industry and research. The group is led by Partners Dr. Shakeel Ahmad (software and IT), Dr. Joanne Hopley (engineering) and Dr. Devanand Crease (life sciences and medtech) supported by 13 paralegals and formalities specialists. It covers every technical field, including automotive, marine, aerospace, bioscience and medical technologies, chemistry and material science, environmental technologies, software, information technology, telecommunications, physics and electromechanical engineering. Keltie’s patent attorneys spend much of their time handling the firm’s flourishing practice before the EPO. They appear frequently in opposition and appeal proceedings and enjoy a remarkable rate of success in contentious matters.

Designs:
Headed by Partners Michael Moore, Mark Richardson and Emily Weal, Keltie’s design team has pioneered design clearance searching protocols that set industry standards. Keltie is among the go-to firms in Europe for design law advice, clearance and filings, and frequently assists in design matters for clients in luxury brands, consumer electronics and engineering.

Internet IP:
Headed by partner Azhar Sadique, Keltie’s internet IP practice is thriving. Its team of attorneys has extensive experience of monitoring the online use of brands and other IP and identifying unauthorised use. They identify and implement the most efficient solutions, including domain name recovery, social media takedowns, online marketplace and auction takedowns, merchant account suspensions, registrar and internet service provider complaints and working with law enforcement and trading standards. They coordinate the acquisition and renewal of domain names, often in conjunction with trade mark protection, and have an excellent track record in domain name dispute proceedings.

IP Consulting:
Guided by the in-house IP management experience of partner Richard Lawrence, Keltie’s IP consulting group works with organisations to manage their IP effectively. The group helps clients in various ways, from ad hoc advice on specific projects to providing resources, including secondments, on an ongoing basis through the firm’s corporate support group.

CLIENTS:
Jaguar Land Rover, Group Lotus, Subsea 7, Vestas, Joules, Professional Golfers Association, Ryder Cup, Swarovski, Mastercard and NBC Universal