Matthew Dick, Partner and Solicitor in the trade mark team said of the move "We are delighted to welcome Charlotte into our award winning trade mark team. Her skills and experience perfectly complement our expanding practice and the needs of our clients".

Charlotte Duly has over 16 years of experience managing a number of large clients with global trade mark portfolios, including clearing new brands and devising protection and enforcement strategies, along with oppositions and cancellation actions, domain name disputes, settlement negotiations, mediation, coexistence agreements and assignments.

Charlotte’s advice spans clients from diverse sectors including software, finance, insurance, fashion, retail, food and drink, sports, leisure, entertainment and technology.

Charlotte is both a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Solicitor, an active member of INTA, MARQUES and CITMA, being involved with committees for all three organisations and is the Co-Chair of the MARQUES Education Team. Charlotte is also co-author of "A User’s Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off", fifth edition.

About the trade mark group

Described by the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) as “an exceptional one-stop shop for all trade mark prosecution matters”, the D Young & Co trade mark group handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious trade mark matters for clients that range from innovative sole traders to global brand leaders in a broad range of industries. Particular areas of expertise include fashion, sport, entertainment, engineering/construction, media, FMCG, food and drink, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, financial services and luxury goods: www.dyoung.com/trademarks.

About D Young & Co

D Young & Co is a leading intellectual property law firm with offices in London, Munich and Southampton. Clients are diverse and international, including academic institutions, blue-chip and global organisations, research institutes, start-up companies and SMEs, and spanning all industry sectors and technologies. The firm is ranked as a top tier IP firm by The Legal 500, Chambers UK, World Trade Mark Review (WTR 1000), IAM Patent 1000, IP Stars (Managing IP) and the Financial Times.