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Nick Bolter

Partner

Nick Bolter is an intellectual property partner with a focus on trademarks and designs. He represents clients in the selection, prosecution, protection, and enforcement of trademarks, brands, and designs in the United Kingdom and across Europe. His clients include some of the world’s best-known brands in retail, luxury, and apparel, as well online retailers and technology and automotive companies.

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The Trends—and Traps—That Will Shape 2024

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Morgan Lewis Named Among Leading Trademark Firms by World Trademark Review

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Best of Both Worlds: Post-Brexit Design Considerations, Managing IP

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Morgan Lewis Will Notably Expand IP Services in London with 9-Member Team Led by Nick Bolter

    Extended Profile

    Nick is recommended in World Trademark Review’s WTR1000 2020 edition as “one of the top trademark professionals in the world” with clients describing him as “extremely energetic and client focused, and top companies trust him unequivocally—and with good reason.”

    Selected Representations

    • A leading online retailer, a Formula One racing team, technology brands, apparel brands, and a number of early-stage businesses in the prosecution of trademarks and designs across the European Union and globally
    • A leading technology company in London High Court proceedings in relation to the use of trademarks in search engines
    • Clients in a number of sectors on global product launches
    • EU trademark counsel for the owner of a leading beverage brand

    Education

    • University of Bristol, England, 2000, Diploma, Intellectual Property Law
    • College of Law of England and Wales, Guildford, 1997, CPE
    • University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1995, MA

    Admissions

    • England & Wales (Solicitor)
    • Brussels

    Awards and Affiliations

    Highly Recommended, Contentious, UK Trademark Rankings, World Intellectual Property Review (2024)

    Member, International Trademark Association, Public Information Committee

    Global Leader, World Trademark Review (2022, 2023)

    Ranked, Intellectual Property, London, Chambers UK (2021, 2022, 2024)

    Ranked, Intellectual Property, UK, Chambers Global (2022–2024)

    Recommended, Intellectual property: Copyright, The Legal 500 US (2021)

    Recommended, Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing), The Legal 500 US (2021)

    Recommended, TMT: Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Copyright and Design, The Legal 500 UK (2021–2024)

    Recommended, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications, Brand management, The Legal 500 UK

    Leading Trademark Practitioner, Enforcement and Litigation, United Kingdom: England, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2021–2024)

    Leading Trademark Practitioner, Prosecution and Strategy, United Kingdom: England, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2021–2024)

    Recognized, IP Trademark Star – United Kingdom (England), Managing Intellectual Property (2020–2023)

    Recommended, Trademarks, Who’s Who Legal

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