Clients List

Strong client relationships are the priority. An in-depth understanding of each client’s business is essential to deliver appropriate advice and a quality personal service.

The portfolios of Simon Walters’ present clients are very diverse and include: alarms; charities; clothing; computing; cooking instruments; footwear; gas detectors; headgear; health services; horological instruments; hotel accommodation; investments; jewellery; pensions; pharmaceuticals; rallying; stationery; telecommunications; textiles; tooth care products; travel agency services; web services. This involves protection in countries including European Community, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U.A.E. and U.S.A.

The alphabetical list below represents some of the clients represented by Simon Walters. Click on the company logos to visit their websites.

Simon Walters has twenty years’ experience in the prosecution and enforcement of trade marks, designs and copyright throughout the world. He has worked for a number of firms, including a leading intellectual property company operating from Brussels.

Past Representation

Simon Walters has acted for a number of clients whilst an employee of other firms. This representation highlights the wide-range of practice areas:

BIOSYNTH AG

Forming and maintaining a UK company, Biosynth Europe Limited, to obtain a Benelux trademark and .eu domain name.

BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC

Overcoming PTO office actions in the prosecution of International Registrations in Croatia, Estonia, Serbia and Ukraine. Cancellation action before the Court in Ukraine.

BT GROUP LEGAL SERVICES

Prosecuting trade marks in sixteen countries.

CONOCOPHILLIPS

Overcoming office actions from the Polish and Russian PTO; advice on registering words and figurative marks.

DIAGEO

Finding solutions to PTO office actions in the Balkans and CIS; advice on advertising alcohol in connection with motor-racing.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG

Assignment of trade marks in Croatia, Romania and Slovenia.

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS

AND COMPANY

Clearance searches. Overcoming PTO office actions in the Balkans, Baltic and CIS.

Setting up Customs border control in Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.

Dictionaries: programme to enforce correct use of TEFLON® in Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.

THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION

Assignment of trade marks in Croatia, Romania and Slovenia.

THE GOOGLE, INC.

Advising on infringement and Court actions.

HARD ROCK CAFE INTERNATIONAL

Enforcement programme against retail outlets in Moscow and St. Petersburg using trademarks on counterfeit products such as caps and t-shirts; infringement action in Croatia.

HASBRO EUROPE; HASBRO, INC; HASBRO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Bulgaria: trademark, copyright and unfair competition actions in relation to MONOPOLY and MY LITTLE PONY.

Croatia: parallel import and infringement action before Customs, for various games and playthings.

Romania: copyright infringement of MONOPOLY.

Serbia: copyright infringement of MONOPOLY.

HERMES INTERNATIONAL

Advising on Customs border control in the Balkans, Baltic and CIS. Overcoming International trademark provisional refusals.

INBEV S.A.

Overcoming PTO Office actions; Customs matters.

INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.

Advice on launch of new stores in Bulgaria and Romania; enforcement programme in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.

Romania: obtained well-known status before the PTO; three successful Opposition actions; cyber squatting - successful transfer of domain name IKEA.RO through WIPO dispute resolution.

Serbia: closure of seven infringing retail outlets and associated websites in Belgrade and Novi Sad.