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Inca Productions has joined The Independents

Tom Henson and Sarah Wells, together with Margaux Augé and Alice Pryse and the corporate advisors WY Partners, acted for Nina Ferguson, Charlotte Clark

Parody – UK Trade Mark Law goes Pop

UK Trade Mark Law goes Pop - please open the attached PDF for a five minute read on Pop Art, parody and

easyGroup loses in Court of Appeal and lessons when giving witness statements

On Tuesday 10th October 2023 the Court of Appeal dismissed easyGroup’s appeal against the decision of Bacon J in easyGroup Ltd v Nuclei

Legal 500 recognises Hansel Henson as leaders in their fields of expertise

We’ve jumped up to Tier 3 for London TMT (technology, media and telecoms), Media: Digital content & social. Recommended partners David Hansel, Tom Henson

Language no barrier to quick and cost-effective securing of an infringer’s domain name

When trade marks are being infringed online - and particularly where an infringing website and  domain name is hosted overseas - a very good

Hansel Henson is growing

2023 has been a busy year for Hansel Henson so far. We have welcomed four new people to our talented team of legal professionals who specialise

Hansel Henson advises Jay Blades MBE on partnership with G Plan

Hansel Henson was delighted to work with Jay Blades MBE, advising him on a contract with British furniture brand, G Plan. Award winning BBC presenter,

Hansel Henson advises Flexa on its recent seed investment round

We are delighted to have advised UK flexible working platform Flexa on its recent £2.3 million seed investment round. The investment was led by London-based

Hansel Henson advises LIPSYNC on Take That-inspired film

Hansel Henson, led by Sarah Wells and assisted by Joe Doughty, has advised LIPSYNC Productions and LIPSYNC Post on their investment and post-production services contracts

Hansel Henson advises uTure on gaming talent show

Hansel Henson are delighted that the uTure global competition show to find the next gaming content creator has now launched.  The competition, whose lead

Hansel Henson advises LIPSYNC on Golda

Hansel Henson (Sarah Wells and Tom Henson, assisted by Joe Doughty) are delighted to have acted for LIPSYNC Productions and LIPSYNC Post on their agreements

Hansel Henson advises Talewind on seed investment round

We are delighted to have advised UK games development studio Talewind on its recent £2.5 million seed investment round.  Talewind intends to use the

Hansel Henson advises on Tech Client MBO

Tom Henson and Rachel Mullan Lipman of Hansel Henson, alongside corporate advisors Meta Corporate (Peter Counsell and Robbie Burn), acted for long terms clients Richard

Avoid shelling out – a short cautionary tale for public companies and those who advise them

Earlier this week the oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell announced plans to move its head office from the Netherlands to the UK and drop the

Hansel Henson client wins Appointed Person appeal in relation to registered design for diamond

In what is only one of a handful of Appointed Person’s decisions since the appeal route was first used

Fintech for Content Creators: Hansel Henson advises XPO App on its recent seed investment round

We are delighted to have advised UK invoice-financing platform XPO App on its recent seed investment round.  XPO App will use the money raised

Hansel Henson Lawyers Recognised by the two leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for Media and Entertainment

Hansel Henson’s Media and Entertainment team has again been recognised by Legal 500, with Practice Heads David Hansel and Tom Henson recognised in the

Hansel Henson Lawyers Recognised by the two leading legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for Intellectual Property

Hansel Henson’s IP team has again been recognised by Legal 500, with Practice Heads David Hansel and Justine Flockhart recognised in the rankings. 

“Good Artists Copy: Great Artists Steal”... How To Protect Your Creative Intellectual Property

You have had an idea for a new TV or film concept, you have mapped out themes, developed characters, written storylines, and perhaps put all

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?…How To Protect TV Format Rights

The X Factor, The Voice, Love Island, Big Brother, The Weakest Link, The Apprentice, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? – when cultural commentators examine

Hansel Henson Announces Partner Promotion

We are delighted to announce that, with effect from 1 November 2019, Sarah Wells becomes a partner at Hansel Henson. Sarah joined us in October 2016 having trained

Uneasy Ruling - W3 Ltd v EasyGroup Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 7 (Ch)

1. Introduction “A case of considerable complexity” with 44 issues to consider, over 20 years of correspondence and evidence to wade through, an analysis of numerous trade marks

Hansel Henson Announces Partner Promotion

Leading Intellectual Property and Digital Media law firm, Hansel Henson, is pleased to announce the appointment of Justine Flockhart to partner. The promotion takes the

Evasive Action! How Clarkson & Co. will avoid a head on collision with the BBC over Top Gear format

Where next for the Top Gear format and the Clarkson breakaway?

European Court rules on Hyperlinks

The long awaited judgment on Svensson was released today (13th February 2014).  This article by Richard Barnett provides some initial thoughts on the

Hansel Henson Limited acts as lead legal advisers on the sale of FGOL to Ubisoft

Thomas Henson, assisted by Justine Saliba, of intellectual property and digital media specialists Hansel Henson Limited advised the shareholders of long term client FGOL,

Do You Need an Intellectual Property Audit?

An IP Audit is simply an exercise whereby the Intellectual property (“IP”) owned and/ or used by a company is identified and logged and any