Louise Foster
Senior Associate
Louise Foster is a UK Chartered and European Trade Mark Attorney in our Trade Mark team who are highly ranked by Legal 500 and a number of IP directories, obtaining particular recognition for the strength of client support and service they provide. Louise handles trade marks, copyright and domain name cases in the UK, EU and overseas. Louise’s client base operate in sectors such as fashion and food & beverage.
"Just to say thank you (Louise Foster) for having Jessica for the last 3 days, it is really appreciated. She really enjoyed her time with you and found the work very interesting."
Financial Controller, Leading Educational Publisher
"AA Thornton renders tailored trademark and IP services to a distinguished clientele."
WTR 1000
"The 'excellent' A.A. Thornton & Co. 'goes the extra mile to provide outstanding customer service' and has expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters."
Legal 500
"The team at AA Thornton provides an 'overall level of service that is top class', with good industry knowledge."
Legal 500
- Trade Mark
- Domain Names
- Design Rights
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Copyright
- Fashion & Retail
- Food & Beverage
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Telecommunications & Publishing
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering
- Advises in relation to trade mark clearance and searching, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications
- Advises in relation to infringement issues in the UK and handles opposition, revocation and invalidity proceedings at the UKIPO and the EUIPO
- Experienced in resolution of domain name disputes and domain name complaints, in particular under the UDRP and at Nominet
- Handles negotiations for amicable settlements of IP disputes
- Manages recordals of a portfolio of IP rights with Customs authorities
- Deals with Customs seizures and other anti-counterfeiting measures by enforcement authorities globally
- Global IP portfolio strategy and maintenance
- Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
- Louise joined AA Thornton after graduating in 2009
- Louise was promoted to Associate, Trade Mark Attorney in June 2015
- Louise was promoted to Senior Associate in July 2019
- BA Jt. Hons German & Russian, University of Nottingham
- Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Law School
- Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law & Practice, Queen Mary’s College, University of London
- Qualified as a UK Chartered Trade Mark attorney in 2012
- European Trade Mark and designs attorney
- German
- Russian
