Maggie is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney on the UK Register of Trade Mark Attorneys, and a European Trade Mark Attorney practising before the European Trade Mark Office (EUIPO) based in Alicante, Spain. She is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, and is a past President of that body. Maggie continues to take an active role on the governing council of the Institute, and currently serves on the Events Committee, and is a member of various committees including the Executive Committee. Maggie also is a member of the European Trade Mark Communities Association, and serves on their Professional Affairs and Membership Committees, and is also on their Council.
Maggie studied trade mark law while working in patent administration, and in 1982 became head of European Trade Marks for the Californian-based Raychem Corporation. She was seconded in 1987 to the Corporation’s Head Office near San Francisco, where she took responsibility for world-wide trade mark affairs.
Upon returning to the UK, she became Assistant Trade Marks Manager of the then Beecham Group (now part of GlaxoSmithKline) before moving to British Telecommunications plc as Trade Marks Manager. Maggie became a partner in Alexander Ramage Associates LLP in 1991, and in April 2015 joined Edwin Coe LLP as a Partner.
Her clients include start-up firms and multinationals, and range from medical practitioners to financial institutions, bath and beauty care specialists, hair care manufacturers, mobile telecom providers and food and drink providers.
- Advising on trademark filing strategy; trade mark audits; filing and processing trade mark applications and deal with oppositions and cancellations worldwide; trade mark watching and searching worldwide.
Expertise
Credentials
Member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Council member of the European Community Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
Has chaired the International Conference of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys on a number of occasions
Lectured at the International Conferences of both INTA and MARQUES
Lectured on a number of occasions in the United States, and at meetings of professional bodies in China and Japan
Fellow and council member of The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
