Expertise

Emma Armitage is a partner in the Litigation Group and heads up our Intellectual Property Litigation Group. She specialises in all aspects of intellectual property litigation including trade marks, passing off, copyrights and related rights, designs, patents and confidential information. In addition, Emma has substantial experience in contractual disputes principally around advertising, marketing, licensing and distribution disputes (both litigation and arbitration).

She has also advised clients on many aspects of trademark portfolio management, including clearance searches, oppositions, where to register, registrability, cost and procedure.

Emma has significant experience working for retail and consumer and financial services clients and also leads the firm's Fashion Law Group.  

Emma is recognised as a "Leading Individual" for IP London (trade marks, copyrights and designs) by Legal 500 2021 and as an IP Star (trade marks) by Managing Intellectual Property.  She is also recognised by World Trademark Review 1000 Top Trade Mark Professionals 2020 who say that she "Handles complex cases with ease.  A strong trade mark litigator, she is also highly adept at advising on the non-contentious side"