Karla Hughes
Head of Trademark and Design Prosecution, Belfast
Belfast

Karla Hughes
Head of Trademark and Design Prosecution, Belfast
Belfast
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Karla advises on trade mark and design law issues before the EUIPO, UK IPO and the Court of Justice in Luxembourg. She has worked with clients throughout the lifecycle of their brands including on portfolio management, clearance and multi-jurisdictional disputes.
Previously based in Alicante, she has over a decade of experience advising some of the world’s most valuable brands. Her experience spans sectors such as consumer, entertainment, TMT, financial institutions, life sciences, health care and automotive.
Karla is a contributing author of a leading EU trade mark commentary, Concise European Trade Mark Law (Wolters Kluwer). Karla is heavily involved in the International Trade mark Association (INTA), as Chair of the Famous & Well-known Marks Committee and liaison to the Bad Faith Task Force. She has spoken at IP conferences such as ECTA, INTA and the German Federal Patent Court symposium.
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Publications: 06 September 2023
Consultations on the One IPO Transformation Programme
What is the background to the IPO’s Transformation Programme and what stage has the consultation process reached?
News: 09 March 2023
Law.com names Karla Hughes and Nadia Pascal as female rising stars
Blog Post: 29 November 2022
Parallel imports of repackaged medicinal products – when can brand owners oppose?
