Trade Marks/Copyright

HEAD OF TMs/COPYRIGHT, Senior Attorney CTMA MITMA

Abigail joined Stratagem in 2005 and is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and member of CITMA. She began her career in private practice, moving in house to ICI in 1999 where she had responsibility for various trade mark portfolios within the ICI Group and management of the domain name portfolio. 

Since working for Stratagem, Abigail has provided strategic advice in the fields of trade marks, copyright, designs, domain names and agreements to individuals, start-ups, SMEs and international companies, with the advice always being tailored to the business plan of each client. 

As Head of Trade Marks & Copyright, Abigail has been involved in the resolution of many disputes and remains committed to resolving conflicts by agreement rather than taking a purely contentious line.  She is also able to provide strategic advice on all elements of IP and how it can be used to grow a business, from funding, through due diligence and sale/acquisition.

Known for her common sense and invaluable advice, Abigail is always willing to share her experience through providing training in all forms of IP to clients and interest groups.

Managing Attorney CTMA

 Yvette is a Law graduate from the University of South Africa, and is also a registered UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and European Trade Mark Attorney.

Yvette has experience in all areas of trade mark law. She has worked with companies and individuals ranging from large multinationals to small business start-ups and charities, and assists on a wide range of UK, European Union and International trade mark portfolios. In addition, she has experience in handling UK and European Customs registrations and anti-counterfeiting matters, registration of trade marks with Amazon and complaints to the Company Names Tribunal.

Yvette’s work largely focuses on trade mark prosecution, including advising clients from around the world in relation to a wide variety of trade mark matters from the selection of a new trade mark through to the filing of trade mark applications and the enforcement of trade mark rights against third parties.  She also assists her clients in the cost-effective maintenance of existing trade mark portfolios, global settlement negotiations, and copyright, licence and assignment agreements.

Yvette has worked in the Intellectual Property field for over 30 years. 20 of those years have been in the UK, with experience both in-house at Glaxo SmithKline and in private practice, including working at 2 of the 10 largest UK-based law firms, namely Hogan Lovells and Linklaters.

Away from the exciting world of trade marks Yvette enjoys travelling, reading and gardening!

Part Qualified Trade Mark Attorney

Stephanie joined Stratagem in July 2020 as a Part Qualified Trade Mark Attorney and has built up her experience whilst working in private practice, in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters for a variety of clients. Stephanie holds a BA (Hons) Theology and a LL.B (Hons), having decided to study law following her undergraduate degree in Theology. Her law degree included a research project focussed on trade marks.  

Stephanie deals with all aspects of trade marks, including trade mark application filing strategy, IP portfolio management, clearance searches, and enforcement of IP rights against third parties.

In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys travel, dog walks and taking part in and spectating sports.