I am a registered CITMA & IPREG Chartered UK, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney, Intellectual Property Mediator and Solicitor Agent Advocate with more than 190 County Court hearings. Professional specialist in Intellectual Property (‘IP’) matters, including but not limited to, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names disputes, online copyright and trade mark infringement.
I can help you find practical solutions to your business IP concerns.
I am a very positive, looking forward and thinking outside the box professional. My clients range from start-ups to businesses with more than 100+ years of trading experience. I am very pragmatic and I believe that every problem has a solution and success comes with persistence and good teamwork.
Some of the areas where I can help you with my professional support and advice, but not limited to, include the following IP areas:
Trade marks
Advise on new trade mark filings, likely budge and timeframe to registration
UK, EU and International trade mark and design applications and registrations/prosecution
UK, EU and International trade mark and design recordals
Review, advise on and prepare responses to examiner’s objections in the UK and European Union on section 3 of the TMA 94 and Article 7 of the EUTMR on Absolute Grounds for the refusal of your trade mark
Review, advise on, negotiate co-existence agreements and options on potential conflicts with other trade marks before or during the publication or opposition period
Prepare and respond to Cease and Desist letters against or from third parties infringing your trade marks, copyright and designs in line with the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017
Analyse your trade mark’s use against earlier use of a third party and the risks of trade mark infringement claims in the UK, Europe and Internationally
Prepare filing and public exposure strategies and budgets in line with your product launch
Setup, monitor and enforce online watching services focusing on online use, including social media, against counterfeit products, use of your trade mark and sabotaging a product launch;
Monitor and maintain trade mark portfolios post-registration and guard them from identical, similar or confusion marks aiming to replicate yours and confuse the public
Trade mark renewals
Advising on strategy, filing and managing international trade mark registrations through WIPO
Advising on passing off (unregistered trade marks) and common law rights in the UK
UK, EU and International expert trade mark searching and clearance including company names and domain names
International names watching
Advising on and enforcing your registered rights in the UK and putting in place anti-counterfeiting measures against imports
Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) through arbitration and mediation
Advise on, prepare and conduct hearings before the UKIPO
Conducting Intellectual Property litigation as per the UK Civil Procedure Rules before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
Takedown and transfer proceedings against misleading domain names, Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube pages and posts
Drafting, reviewing, enforcing, recording and monitoring Licensing and Co-existence agreements
Designs
Analyse new designs for their registrability
Prepare filing budgets for UK, EU and International filings
Draft new applications and request publication of registered UK and EU designs
Review and analyse UK and EU unregistered designs rights, advise on their initial disclosure, strength and period of enforceability
Domain names
Complaints against Abusive domain name Registrations
Clearance of domain names from prospective IP infringement conflicts
Advise on abusive registration and use
Prepare and file proceedings for the transfer of confusing and copying domain names
Renewals
Copyright
Review, daft, record and enforce copyright assignments for newly designed and original artistic works
Copyright protection, enforcement and licensing
For all areas
Discuss your business risk exposure to a specific legal threat
Review, comment and draft confidentiality agreements guarding your business secrets and know-how
You can find me on LinkedIn /metodi-yurukov-eu-lawyer
What some of my clients have said about my services
'Metodi was brilliant, fast, friendly, and easy to understand. He understood what we were trying to achieve and made the whole process hassle free! We are now looking to use him again and I’m sure in the future too! I would highly recommend him again and again!! Money well spent."
‘Metodi was very helpful throughout. Clear explanations and clear pricing. Highly recommended’