Ionic Legal
Firm overview:
A new player for 2024 in the UK trademarks legal market, Ionic Legal was established by two former IP heads at Foot Anstey, who used an incubator programme from Excello Law which provides a “set-up solution” for lawyers looking to form their own practice. The Manchester-based firm acts for a wide range of businesses including Moonpig, Babyliss, Wise Payments, Nextbase, and Fred Perry, with a focus on international clients. Ionic has a substantial trademarks filing practice and handles the trademark portfolios for a number of US-based globally famous celebrities.
The firm is particularly known for its expertise in anti-counterfeiting and IP litigation, often going head-to-head with large national and international firms on the other side of its matters and winning clients who previously instructed these bigger competitors.
Team overview:
Well-regarded among peers, Ionic founders Roy Crozier and Paul Cox are “practical, experienced and very commercial”, says a fellow industry member. “They have a great deal of experience in handling trademark portfolios and dealing with complex trademark matters.” Cox manages the trademark and design filing practice across the offices in Manchester and London.
Key matters:
Non-Contentious:
- Worldwide trademark portfolio management for Medicom Healthcare
Ionic Legal manages the worldwide trademark portfolio for ophthalmic pharmaceutical company Medicom, which includes filing various key trademarks across a number of jurisdictions as well as bringing opposition actions around the world.
Roy Crozier is the lead lawyer for the client with other key team members including Emily Rollason and Irene Albesiano.
- Managing worldwide trademark portfolio for Portable Multimedia t/a Nextbase
Ionic’s work on this matter relates to over 120 trademarks in 27 countries. The team clears new brands to ensure they are registrable globally, with a recent example being ‘PIQO’ which is used for the client’s latest range of dashcam products.
The work also includes filing various key trademarks across a large number of jurisdictions and advising on and bringing opposition, infringement and revocation actions around the world.
Crozier leads on the matter with Rollason also on the team.
Contentious:
- Representing Flake Bake in a trademark dispute
The firm represents Flake Bake, a market-leading producer of Afro-Caribbean foods, in a trademark and passing off dispute that includes opposition and invalidity actions at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). When applying for a trademark, the client was faced with opposition from a party (Flakey Bakes) that had adopted its mark.
Paul Cox, Becca Vanston Vosper and Crozier advise on the matter.
Clients:
Flake Bake, Greetz, Medicom Healthcare, Moonpig.com, Nextbase, Sconnect Vietnam Investment Technology & Services, Wise Payments (formerly Transferwise)
