Francesca Nwaegbe, B.A. (Hons) Law, LL.M, RTMA, MCITMA

Francesca is a UK Registered Trade Mark Attorney (RTMA), and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (MCITMA). She brings a wealth of experience as a successful trade mark attorney with a proven track record spanning more than thirty five years advising on & handling UK, EU & worldwide brand/trade mark & domain name matters for major industries including e.g. the Shell Group &, in more recent years: the former BT owned Yell Limited (formerly Yellow Pages) & O2 Limited (formerly BT Cellnet Limited); BT Group & lines of business (i.e. BT Wholesale, BT Retail, BT Global Services, BT Operate, BT Innovate & Design); & Openreach (BT Group business).

In addition, Francesca possesses a B.A. (Hons) Law and also obtained an LL.M from Queen Mary College (London University) in Corporate & Commercial Law, her key subjects being: Patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, confidential information, unfair competition, technology transfer (licensing law), franchising law, comparative US and EEC anti trust law; Arab comparative commercial law.

Francesca is a consultant to Ogive Intellectual Property Ltd, and her specialties include Trade mark clearance; filing, prosecuting & defending trade mark applications & oppositions; negotiating, drafting & concluding third party agreements, trade mark & domain name licences & assignments; trade mark infringements & ‘passing off’ (including Internet), comparative advertising, & domain name hijacking (“cybersquatting”). Due diligence.