Christopher Banister
Senior Trade Mark Attorney
Christopher Banister acts for a variety of clients in a wide range of commercial sectors, including clothing, cosmetics, food and drink, telecommunications, energy, education, construction and financial services. Chris supports businesses from start-ups through to multinational corporations in the creation, protection, management and enforcement of trade marks.
Chris has particular expertise in relation to trade mark searching, registration, oppositions, invalidity actions and revocations, assignments, domain name and Company Name Tribunal disputes. He also supports clients by managing their portfolio of IP assets and advising on cost-effective protection strategies.
Chris entered the profession by joining UDL (a UK patent and trade mark attorney firm) in 2015 and qualified as a Trade Mark Attorney in 2018. The UDL team joined Murgitroyd in 2021 and following a brief period living in Brazil, Chris re-joined Murgitroyd in August 2023.
Chris is based in our Southampton Office.
- Core Expertise
- Memberships
- Qualifications
Sector expertise
- Trade Mark Searching
- Trade Mark Filing and Prosecution
- Trade Mark Watching
- Trade Mark Oppositions and Cancellations
- Trade mark enforcement
- Trade Mark Strategy
- Trade Mark Portfolio Management
- Domain Name Disputes
- Company Name Tribunal (UK)
(Chris Banister is) Very responsive and great to work with. Very strong technically, whilst always being very personable, fair and thoughtful about our wider business philosophy.
Finance and Insurance Company
The work with Chris Banister and his Team is excellent. Being a lawyer myself, I fully respect and truly value in high regard the work of your law firm and in particular of Chris.
Client Satisfaction Survey, 2024, German Law Firm
Key contributor to the Team Highly Recommended in Décideurs Magazine's Leaders' League
UK Best Law Firms & IP agencies for Trade Mark Prosecution 2024
Key contributor to our Trade Mark Team recognised by Managing IP, IP Stars
Managing IP, IP Stars, Trade Mark Prosecution Firm Ranking - 2024
I have been extremely impressed with Murgitroyd whenever I have had dealings. I have been very impressed with the speed of replies to any queries I have had. Also, responses have always been in full and to my level of understanding.
Trade Mark Client
Key contributor to our Trade Mark team awarded Recommended status on WIPR 2024
World Intellectual Property Review - Non-contentious UK Trade Mark category - 2024
Key contributor to our Trade Mark team awarded Gold in the United Kingdom
WTR - 2024
