Andy King

Andy is the Head of Trade Marks and a member of our Management Board. 

As a Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney (and formerly an EUIPO Representative), he handles a wide range of trade mark work, including: conducting clearance searches; portfolio reviews; devising filing strategies and filing applications; and the prosecution of applications, oppositions, revocation and invalidity actions. Andy has extensive experience representing clients at the UKIPO, EUIPO and WIPO (for international ‘Madrid Protocol’ registrations). 

Work Highlights

Some recent highlights of Andy’s trade marks practice have included:

• Successfully securing acceptance and registration for a Swedish multinational client’s new sonic logo at the UK IPO without having to rely on evidence of acquired distinctiveness.
• Finding a creative solution for a client that was facing a strong ‘double identity’ trade mark infringement claim, which ultimately resulted in coexistence being agreed between the parties.
• Overcoming a non-distinctiveness refusal raised by the UK IPO against a golf club manufacturer client’s device mark application by adopting an innovative, visual approach in the response to the examiner.
• Andy is also an expert at dispute resolution. He has been successful in achieving favourable settlements on 89% of his clients’ contentious matters in the last five years.  

Client

Andy works with clients in the UK, US, continental Europe and Asia in a wide range of industry sectors. These include consumer products, fashion, fintech, electronics and electronic engineering, as well as food and beverage, marketing services, telecommunications, computer software and pharmaceuticals.

Background

Andy has a BA (Hons.) in sociology from the University of Sheffield, a Post-graduate Diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University in London. He joined Mewburn Ellis LLP in 2008, qualifying as a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in 2011. He joined the partnership in 2016. Andy also has nearly 10 years of experience as a professional representative at the EUIPO (2011 to 2020).

Recommendations

Andy is recognised in both the 2016-2025 editions of The Legal 500 as “incredibly reliable” and “forward thinking”. He is also recommended in WTR (World Trademark Review) 1000 2022 and 2023 for United Kingdom: England.

"Andy King is one of the best outside counsels we work with when looking at all countries where we are active and need support. We give him the best recommendations. And he is also very nice as a person. Very easy to work with." - client, 2024

"Andy King stands out for his knowledge of domain names and his ability to negotiate favourable settlement agreements for patrons." - WTR 1000 2023

'Key Lawyer' - The Legal 500, 2019 and 2021-2025.

"Excellent at communicating updates along with explanations clearly setting out the pros and cons of different actions” - WTR 1000 2021

Client testimonials

“Thanks for your excellent support Andy! Commenting from the whole team – we are so pleased with your services!! In everything you do for us!” Charlotte Flack, Head of Group Trademarks and Brand Related IP,  Legal Counsel, Sandvik Group.

“Thank you for your friendship, professionalism and for taking such a personal interest in our company...your knowledge of our trade marks and registrations is second to none.” Richard Morgans, formerly Group CMO, Onvu Technologies AG.

Focus on Inclusivity

Andy has personally signed up to the IP Inclusive Leader’s Pledge and is committed to doing everything he can to advance our inclusive culture. It’s genuinely important to Andy that we have an environment where everyone can bring their complete self openly to the workplace, and where diversity of experience, thought and perspective is valued and promoted.

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