The principal, David Lutkin is a registered trade mark attorney specialising in the selection and protection of trade marks nationally and internationally. In 1967 he qualified as a member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (the Government-recognised body which regulates the profession) and later served as President of that Institute. His career has been divided between practice with leading London firms of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and employment as head of the trade marks departments of three major multinationals. He set up his own practice in May 1997. His principal areas of expertise, all in the field of trade marks, are:

• advice and assistance on selection of suitable and available brands

• planning and effecting registration programmes

• defending applications and registrations from attack

• opposing or cancelling applications or registrations