Lauren Richardson
With more than 20 years in the IP profession, Lauren brings deep, practical expertise across the full lifecycle of IP protection and enforcement. She advises on clearance searches, filing, and prosecution of UK and international trade marks and designs. She also leads on contentious matters, including proceedings before the UK IPO, Company Names Tribunal actions, and domain name disputes and takedowns.
Lauren delivers clear strategy and decisive guidance for both domestic and overseas IP portfolios. Her focus is simple: protect value, reduce risk, and support long-term commercial goals.
She works with a broad client base, from global corporations to SMEs and individuals, across sectors such as automotive, insurance, consumer goods, beauty, e-commerce, and emerging technologies.
Clients trust Lauren for her authoritative yet approachable style. She provides honest, direct advice and acts with discretion, working behind the scenes to safeguard their brands and innovations
Qualifications:
- Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Trent University
- PG Cert Trade Mark Law and Practice, Queen Mary University of London
- LLB Law (Hons), The Open University
- Trade Mark Administrators' Course