Trade Marks/Copyright

HEAD OF TMs/COPYRIGHT, Senior Attorney CTMA, ETMA

Abigail joined Stratagem in 2005 and is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and European Trade Mark Attorney. She began her career in private practice, moving to ICI in 1999 taking on 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, 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. 

Abigail has provided advice on several acquisitions and disposals and has responsibility for Agreement Management within Stratagem.

Now Head of Trade Marks, Abigail has also been involved in the resolution of many disputes and remains committed to resolving conflicts by agreement rather than taking a purely contentious line. 

Known for her common sense and invaluable advice, Abigail is always willing to share her experience through training and presentations.

Managing Attorney CTMA, ETMA

Yvette joined Page Hargrave in April 2015 and works from our Welwyn Garden City Office. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.

Yvette holds a BProc from the University of South Africa, and is a registered UK and European chartered trade mark attorney and deals with all aspects of trade marks, including clearance searches, filing and portfolio management on a global basis. In addition, she has experience in handling UK and European Customs registrations and anti-counterfeiting matters.

Yvette has worked in the Intellectual Property field for over 25 years. 15 of those years have been in the UK, with experience both in-house at Glaxo SmithKline and in private practice, including working for 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 attempting to tame a teenage son!