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Louise Popple

Louise Popple

Senior Counsel – Knowledge

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Louise is a senior counsel - knowledge with over 20 years' experience advising clients on complex IP issues, specialising in brand protection and enforcement, format rights issues, anti-counterfeiting and drafting and negotiating complex IP-related agreements. She has particular expertise in the entertainment, consumer goods, life sciences and finance sectors. 

Louise has extensive experience of litigation and alternative dispute resolution and has represented clients before the UK IP office on numerous matters. She now provides technical legal support to the team, advising on complex IP issues and practice points. She also trains the team and clients, ensuring both are kept abreast of legal developments. She previously lectured on the CITMA course (having passed the CITMA exams) and more widely. 

Louise edits and writes for our key brands publications, Brands Update and Advertising quarterly and contributes to other publications such as Interface. She is an expert on the impact of Brexit for brands. She also has a special interest in the life sciences sector, recently contributing several chapters to the highly-acclaimed book, A User's Guide to Intellectual Property in Life Sciences. 

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Analysis and exploration of legal and commercial issues in tech, IP, media and related sectors.

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CV

Since 2022 Senior counsel - knowledge, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2022 Professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2016 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 - 2006 Managing associate, Linklaters
2001 - 2005 Associate, Linklaters
1999 - 2001 Trainee, Linklaters
2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
Degree Biology, University of Oxford Diploma in IP Law, Bristol University

Career

Since 2022 Senior counsel - knowledge, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2022 Professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2016 Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 - 2006 Managing associate, Linklaters
2001 - 2005 Associate, Linklaters
1999 - 2001 Trainee, Linklaters

Education

2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
Degree Biology, University of Oxford Diploma in IP Law, Bristol University

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AIPPI

Additional languages

English

Experience

A large education company

A large education company on conducting an IP audit and advising on all aspects of brand protection and enforcement.

Louise Popple

A major car manufacturer

A major car manufacturer on all aspects of IP portfolio management including several major oppositions.

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A UK distributor of leading children's toys

A UK distributor of leading children's toys on and taking action against counterfeiters.

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A major shopping centre and property owner

A major shopping centre and property owner on major rebrand and all aspects of trade mark portfolio management, including various disputes.

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A large manufacturer of IT software

A large manufacturer of IT software advising on and taking action against counterfeiters.

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A major broadcaster

A major broadcaster on an application to become the owner of relevant gTLD, including drafting all contracts.

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Artificial intelligence

Getty Images v Stability AI: the trade mark ruling

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16 October 2025
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