Christopher Thomas

Senior Associate Ip Solicitor and Trade Mark Attorney @Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Cambridge, GB

Part of team providing full range of IP services to a range of clients. Trade mark attorney work, trade mark filings in the UK, EU and internationally via the Madrid System. Handling opposition, invalidation and revocation proceedings before UKIPO and EUIPO. Experienced litigator. Conduct of two of the first trials held remotely in Intellectual Property Enterprise Court during the pandemic. Acting on claims for trade mark infringement, passing off, patent infringement, copyright infringement and design infringement in the High Court. Commercial IP drafting, drafting research and development agreements, trade mark. copyright and patent licences, assignments, non disclosure agreements and IP clauses in a range of commercial agreements.

Nottingham Law School

Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice

The University of Sheffield

Bachelor's degree

The Open University

Computing & IT

Bournemouth University

Postgraduate Certificate

BPP Law School

Higher Rights Advocacy, Professional Skills Course

University of Sussex

Graduate Diploma in Law

University of Law

Legal Practice Course