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Melissa
Stabler

Trade Mark Attorney

Leeds Office

Trade marks

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

Melissa is a qualified Trade Mark Attorney who recently obtained her Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice from Nottingham Trent University, achieving a distinction. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice from Queen Mary University of London, where she was awarded the Director’s Prize for achieving the highest overall mark. At the University of Manchester, Melissa studied Law, obtaining a Distinction in her Master’s degree and a First Class Honours degree in Law. Under the supervision of qualified Trade Mark Attorneys, Melissa is working with clients from a wide range of industries.

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

Specialisms

Industries

Services

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

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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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