Solicitor at Virtuoso Legal Limited
Elizabeth Ward
Solicitor
SRA ID: 20501
An expert on intellectual property law and advisor to BBC, Sky News, Forbes and others on IP law. Highly respected and sought after commentator on this complex area of law. Liz is known for her direct and approachable personality as well as her insight into the commercial aspects of IP disputes and valuations
Virtuoso Legal, Intellectual Property Specialist Solicitors, 1st Floor, 5 Sheepscar Court, Northside Business Park, LS7 2BB
Licensed for 28 years
Practice Areas
IT & Intellectual Property, Company & Commercial
- IT & Intellectual Property 90%
- Company & Commercial 10%
6 Client Reviews
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About Elizabeth Ward
An expert on intellectual property law and advisor to BBC, Sky News, Forbes and others on IP law. Highly respected and sought after commentator on this complex area of law. Liz is known for her direct and approachable personality as well as her insight into the commercial aspects of IP disputes and valuations
Languages Spoken: English
Contact Elizabeth Ward
Address
Virtuoso Legal Limited
Virtuoso Legal, Intellectual Property Specialist Solicitors
1st Floor
5 Sheepscar Court
Northside Business Park
LS7 2BB
Phone 01132379900
WebsiteLegal cases
CASE NAME
Invista Textiles and other v Botes and others
Argos PLC v Argos LLC
OUTCOME
Successfully defending a High Court action for breach of confidence.
Successfully defending ain the High Court and Court of Appeal a trade mark dispute on Adwords as trade mark use.
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LICENSE
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Status
Acquired
Updated
United Kingdom
Currently Registered
15/08/96
24/11/22
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration
Virtuoso Legal Limited
?-present
Sound advice on short notice
We're a small business and required legal advice on a potential copyright infringement, which we have no experience in. Both Martin and Liz were exceptional. They're advice was clear and precise. Highly recommended especially where copyright matters are concerned.
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Passing off - the yellow circle
Whilst I don't practice IP any more in days gone by I had some very similar examples - remember the Inter Sun girl on the front cover of the holiday mags, well my clients produced another brown haired rather than blond girl calling her the Sol Girl, and the court said it was too similar. Tosh I said at the time! Maybe the cartoon offended less than calling her the 'Sol Girl'. On another occasion my clients Highland Spring bottle was said to look too similar to a French product called Perrier. How fashions change as it probably wouldn't have worked now there are so many similar examples and a lot less Perrier consumed. But it all goes to show that being smart with a products marketing by using circles or bottles or cartoons carries risks and its a point well made by Liz - again as it all depends whether the consumer could have got the brands mixed up.
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Outstanding IP lawyers
Liz and her team have been outstanding at guiding me through the intricacies of trademarking my intellectual property. I would wholeheartedly recommend Virtuoso.
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Strong research and advice
Had a case whereby my work was used on a large global organisation without permission, so needed specialist legal advice to try to get what's owed to me.
Whilst the whole process to get to settlement agreements took some time (expected in these sorts of matters), I was kept informed throughout via email.
We also had Zoom video calls during milestones or key updates which was very useful as I am not physically near the Virtuoso offices. Always nice to see who you are dealing with.
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Issue re International IP
We had a slightly complicated issue regarding intellectual property in the international sphere. Being somewhat niche it required that our legal support go the extra mile in researching to find the most appropriate action. I am delighted to say Liz and her team at Virtuoso did so both promptly and in great depth and were able, as a result, to offer a speedy and effective solution.
Lawyer named in this review: Elizabeth Ward
A representative from Virtuoso Legal Limited responded to this review on 25 May, 2022
Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.
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Excellent alround
I have used the team for over 8 yrs for my own business Protection and have recommended them to various clients. 100% would recommend
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