Tony Pluckrose, is a Chartered and European Trade Mark Attorney, as well as a Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney and European Design Attorney. He is an active member of the firm’s Trade Mark and Domain Names Group and its Engineering and Designs Group. Tony has been a Partner since 1994.
Trade Mark Practice
Tony is acknowledged by clients and peers alike as a leading UK attorney. He specialises in giving a full range of Trade Mark advice (both UK and international) to direct corporate clients. He has extensive experience of prosecution work and oppositions at the UK Trade Marks Registry and the EU Trade Mark Registry (EUIPO).
He has Trade Mark clients in the fields of publishing, music, theatre, professional services, toys and computer games, the motor industry, telecommunications, pipeline industry and financial services. Having assisted clients in a number of corporate acquisitions, Tony has experience in due diligence exercises. He is also experienced in providing support for major clients in UK High Court litigation as part of a team of advisors alongside solicitors and counsel. He has extensive experience in co-ordinating trade mark litigation for clients throughout Europe, the USA and the Far East.
Patent Practice
Tony specialises in areas of technology which involve a mixture of mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering (i.e. control systems, software inventions, computer control of products and processes). He has handled many applications and oppositions related to aerospace technology and has broad-based expertise in all areas of automotive technology, having over 20 years’ experience of Patent work for a leading UK automotive design consultancy and car manufacturer. Tony has also assisted start up technology companies from their first patent filings through building a patent portfolio through to an exit by a trade sale. Tony has experience in being part of a team of advisers alongside solicitors and counsel in the litigation of Patents and registered Designs in the UK High Court and Patents County Court.
Education/Alumni:
- Chartered Trade Mark Attorney
- European Trade Mark Attorney
- Chartered UK Patent Attorney
- European Design Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- MA (Oxon) Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Network Memberships: CIPA, INTA, CITMA
