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 in 2015 and qualified as a Trade Mark Attorney in 2018, then joining Murgitroyd in 2021.
Chris is based in our Southampton Office.
- Service & Sector Expertise
- Qualifications & Memberships
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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)
