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Experience

Geoff has practiced in the field of trade mark and design law for about 30 years and has obtained a wealth of experience advising regarding the acquisition and protection of IP rights. He has managed significant portfolios and cases across a wide range of sectors including luxury goods, entertainment, computer games and software, the drinks industry, pharmaceuticals, automotive, heavy industry and more. His advice ranges from high level brand positioning/strategy, clearance, filing programmes to contentious matters and brand protection in the UK, EU and internationally. Geoff places a particular emphasis on practical dispute resolution.

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Industries

Services

Qualifications

Solicitor

England & Wales

Trade Mark Attorney

Chartered (UK)

BA

History

Recognition

WTR - World Trade Mark Review

“An overpass between the ensemble’s (HGF brands team) contentious and non-contentious offerings, dual-qualified Geoffrey Smith is known as a highly experienced EU trademark practitioner”

Legal 500 2024

"Geoff Smith is skilled in assisting clients from the fashion, veterinary, software, and engineering industries."

WIPR Leader 2024

Listed in the 'WIPR Leaders' which is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world based inter alia on practice history, industry expertise and notable cases.

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Publications

EU Trade Mark Handbook - published by Sweet & Maxwell/CITMA/CIPA - co-editor 2007-19

Conferences: 2023

May 10th 2023

Regularly attends the INTA trade mark conference

Attended

Conferences: 2019

May 18th 2019

INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019 - Boston

Attended

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Editor of EU Trade Mark Handbook (published by Sweet & Maxwell/CITMA) between 2007 and 2019.

Event - 18th May - 22nd April 2024

INTA 2024 Annual Meeting Live

The HGF European team will be attending the INTA Annual Meeting Live, which will take place on 18th-22nd May 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will connect some of the …

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How to Use IP Strategy to Tip the Odds in Your Favour

Porter’s Five Forces model [1] is just one example of a convenient model for exploring and understanding the forces at play in a competitive marketplace. Michael Porter’s Five Forces model …

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Blog Series: IP Ingredients, Part 2: Sippin’ Success with Trade Marks

In the UK, trade marks and the food and drink industry have a long and rich heritage. One of the most well known of these stories begins in 1876, when …

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Leader's League Rankings 2023

We are happy to announce the Leaders League rankings for 2023 are now live, and HGF is basking in the spotlight with multiple mentions across various categories. This recognition reaffirms …

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IP Stars 2023

After months of research, Managing IP has published the IP Stars list for 2023. HGF is delighted to have 23 attorneys from England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and Germany recognised and …

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Why should I register the Trade Mark(s) of my business? – 6 Top Tips

A trade mark is anything that identifies the origin of goods or services writes Rebecca Field, Partner & Trade Mark Attorney (pictured above). This includes the name of the product, …

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Alright Cuthbert

The caterpillar war may have been settled last year, but it hasn’t stopped Aldi continuing to dig at M&S. There was the limited edition Cuthbert being sold to raise money …

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Every Lidl Helps - Lidl wins High Court case against Tesco on the “Clubcard Prices” logo

After an interim High Court decision and a Court of Appeals decision, Mrs Justice J. Smith handed down her judgement on 19 April in favour of Lidl having held that …

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Mr Geoffrey Smith

Partner & Trade Mark Attorney

Experience

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Solicitor

Trade Mark Attorney

BA

Recognition

WTR - World Trade Mark Review

Legal 500 2024

WIPR Leader 2024

Publications

Mondaq awards HGF for thought leadership in Germany

HGF is ranked as a top tier firm in Legal 500 UK 2024

Design (registrations) to win -this time its GIN! - M&S vs ALDI

WTR 1000 2023

International trade mark registrations – change to UKIPO handling procedure

World Trademark Review 1000 2022

WTR 1000 2021

HGF wins Scottish “Firm of the Year” for Prosecution at the MIP Awards

WTR 1000 2020

HGF continue to be highly ranked in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2020 rankings

WTR 1000 2019

EU Trade Mark Handbook - published by Sweet & Maxwell/CITMA/CIPA - co-editor 2007-19

Conferences: 2023

Regularly attends the INTA trade mark conference

Conferences: 2019

INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019 - Boston

CSR

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Event - 18th May - 22nd April 2024

INTA 2024 Annual Meeting Live

How to Use IP Strategy to Tip the Odds in Your Favour

Blog Series: IP Ingredients, Part 2: Sippin’ Success with Trade Marks

Leader's League Rankings 2023

IP Stars 2023

Why should I register the Trade Mark(s) of my business? – 6 Top Tips

Alright Cuthbert

Every Lidl Helps - Lidl wins High Court case against Tesco on the “Clubcard Prices” logo

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