Ian Gill

Partner, Trade Mark & Patent Attorney, AA Thornton

Ian Gill is a Partner and a UK Chartered Patent and Trade Mark Attorney. Ian is also a European Patent, Trade Mark and Designs Attorney in our Legal 500 ranked Top Tier Trade Mark team. Ian’s practice covers the full range of IP rights and issues. Ian’s industries of focus include Agriculture, IT & Communications, Mechanical Devices and Retail.

Ian joined AA Thornton after graduating in 1994 and became a Partner in 2001.

Ian has been recommended by Legal 500 UK and WTR 1000 World’s Leading Trade Mark Professionals.

Ian’s technical expertise includes contentious and non-contentious issues, spanning the full spectrum of intellectual property law, including trademarks, registered designs, patents and copyright. He handles trademark prosecution and enforcement, including related issues such as intellectual property portfolio management and domain name dispute resolution proceedings. He coordinates the worldwide IP portfolios of a number of major companies. He represents the patent and trade mark interests of a broad range of SMEs and private individuals.

Contributed to

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Witness statement (trade mark infringement and passing off)

Precedents

This is a witness statement on behalf of a claimant in trade mark infringement and passing off proceedings, written by the claimant’s CEO, giving evidence as to ownership of the marks, reputation due to the claimant’s use (for example on the internet), and marketing spend. Details of the sample offending purchase are also given as well as reference to evidence of consumer confusion.