Anneka Dalton

Anneka is a brands litigation specialist with over fifteen years of experience representing multinational clients in high-stakes IP disputes before the Courts. Clients value her pragmatism and ability to navigate complex disputes towards a commercially-oriented outcome.

Anneka acts for clients in contentious "soft" IP matters, with a particular focus on trade mark litigation as well as disputes before the UK Intellectual Property Office, Nominet and WIPO. She has acted for some of the largest multi-national brand owners in the technology, media, e-commerce and consumer sectors in infringement litigation, invalidity actions, ISP liability claims and licensing disputes, including cross-border IP litigation. She is a solicitor-advocate with higher rights of audience before the Courts of England and Wales.

Anneka also advises clients on every aspect of their brand strategy, including the development, protection, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights.

CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2023 Counsel, Hogan Lovells

2015 - 2020 Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2023 Counsel, Hogan Lovells

2015 - 2020 Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells

Education

2011 Post-Graduate Diploma, Intellectual Property Law, Oxford University

2010 Admitted to the Bar, England and Wales

2008 Legal Practice Course, BPP

Publications

China Tang trademark dispute leaves sour taste for Barrow-based takeaway, WTR, 27 April 2022

Sky kicks SkyKick into touch over bad-faith trade marks, Managing IP, 2 December 2021

Why litigate trademark disputes in the UK? Lexology, 6 July 2021

Adwords at a Crossroads? Intellectual Property Magazine, 1 November 2016

Memberships & Associations

INTA

Additional languages

Awards

Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars 2024

Featured

Managing IP

EuroMoney Plc

Experience

Global sportswear brand

Acting in a trade mark revocation, infringement and passing off dispute before the High Court in relation to its iconic position trade marks

Anneka Dalton

Multi-national FMCG corporation

Acting in trade mark infringement proceedings issued in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court relating to an important new consumer product.

Anneka Dalton

Confidential

Acting for a major online retailer in its appeal to the Court of Appeal of a High Court trade mark infringement decision relating to third party trade marks, and subsequent satellite litigation.

Anneka Dalton