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Melissa
Stabler

Trade Mark Attorney

Leeds Office

Trade marks

Telephone. +44(0) 113 233 0100
Email. mstabler@hgf.com

Experience

Melissa qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney after successfully completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice with the Queen Mary University of London and a Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice with Nottingham Trent University. Melissa was awarded the Director's prize on the Queen Mary course for achieving the highest overall mark. She also obtained a Distinction in her Law's Master's degree and a First Class Law degree from the University of Manchester

Melissa is working with clients from a wide range of industries, including retail, automotive, sports, food and drink.

She joined HGF in 2021 in the Trade Mark Formalities team so has a wide range of knowledge in regards to trade mark law and procedure. Whilst in this position, Melissa also completed her CITMA Paralegal Qualification.

Qualifications

Trainee


LLB

Law

LLM

Law

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE

Trade Mark Law and Practice PGCertificate

Recognition

Trade Mark Law Director's Award from Queen Mary University

For outstanding achievement in the 2023/24 academic year

Publications

Celebrating exam success at HGF

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International trade mark registrations – change to UKIPO handling procedure

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Going for gold: Protecting the Olympics’ IP

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Conferences: 2022

11-09-2022

INTA - Trademark Administrators and Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting

Attended

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