Lovells

Lovells won awards for 'Excellence in Domain Name Policy Implementation and Litigation' and, alongside our client Synergy, for 'In-House Trademark Management' at the WORLDleaders International IP Awards, held in London on 19 November.

The 'Excellence in Domain Name Policy Implementation and Litigation' award was an individual nomination for David Taylor for the development of a dedicated domain name practice within a law firm over the last 10 years, covering worldwide domain name registration, management and dispute resolution and the creation of a dedicated and unique practice within Lovells’ trademarked Anchovy®.  

The 'In-House Trademark Management' award relates to our work with Synergy, one of the leading producers of distilled spirits in Russia.  The Lovells Moscow IPMT team, led by partner Natalia Gulyaeva with assistance from senior associate Pavel Arievich and associate Mariam Isaeva, worked closely with Synergy's in-house team on the multi-million dollar acquisition of the IP assets of the Myagkov vodka brand in 10 jurisdictions of the CIS and Europe.   

The WORLDleaders awards, run by legal publishers Informa Law, are designed to recognise outstanding achievements by IP practitioners.  Last year, Lovells won the ‘Trademark Excellence’ award for our work representing the Swedish retailing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) in a dispute against a Russian holder of the H&M trademark in Russia.  In 2006, Lovells won ‘The Best Achievement in IP Enforcement’ award for the work we did for Anheuser-Busch Inc concerning the BUDWEISER mark in Portugal.   

We are delighted to have been awarded in these categories, which recognise Lovells' domain name expertise and excellent client relationships.