Alison Hague

Background

Having graduated from Oxford University with an honours degree in Engineering Science, Alison joined Dehns in 1987 and became a partner in 1998. She is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney and a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney.  During her final year at University Alison studied flow dynamics and thermodynamics.  Prior to this she gained some experience working at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell.  

Type of clients and client work

Alison handles patent, design and trade mark work for a wide range of clients.

In her patents work Alison handles cases in diverse fields including mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, gas turbine engines, refrigeration systems, fire safety and control systems.  She handles prosecution of patent applications before the European Patent Office and the UKIPO.  Alison also regularly handles oppositions before the European Patent Office.

Alison assists clients, including large multinationals, with the filing of registered designs and has considerable experience in this area.

Alison handles trade mark work, mainly for direct clients, ranging from start-ups and small companies to clients with major international portfolios.  She handles trade mark searches, oppositions, strategy and advice work.  Her clients include a major entertainment brand and an international development charity, as well as many smaller clients.  She is experienced in handling contentious and non-contentious trade mark work across the globe.

Alison has experience of filing UK and EU-wide applications for customs action as well as liaising with associates to file national applications for customs action in other EU territories. Her experience includes pro-actively requesting customs monitoring with customs authorities as part of an anti-counterfeiting strategy as well as reacting to ex-officio customs notifications.

Expertise

Alison handles patent work in various engineering fields, but particularly in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, gas turbine engines, refrigeration systems, fire safety and control systems.  She has particular experience in seeing patent applications through to grant before the EPO.

She manages all aspects of international trade mark portfolios in a wide range of fields including entertainment, merchandising and fashion. Alison provides strategic advice regarding trade mark protection and she has substantial experience in handling trade mark applications and oppositions before the United Kingdom and European Union Trade Mark offices and in numerous other territories through local firms of overseas associates.

Alison also has considerable experience in handling registered designs.

Qualifications and Memberships

• Authorised Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) 2023
• European Patent Attorney, 1992
• UK Chatered Patent Attorney, 1993
• UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, 1994
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
• Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary College, University of London

Higher Education

BA (Hons) Oxford University, Engineering Science, 1987

MA Oxford University, Engineering Science, 1988

Other

Publications:

‘Trade Marks or Designs – so many choices!’, Fashion Capital, April 2014

‘Is your Brand at Risk of Hijacking?’, Director of Finance, March 2014

‘Protecting your Brand in China’, Fashion Capital, March 2014