Anneka Dalton

Anneka works in the Brands team within the firm's Intellectual Property practice.  She has particular experience in trademarks and domain names, and is particularly known as an IP litigator, regularly acting for clients in proceedings before the English High Court, Court of Appeal and Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC).  She also advises clients on every aspect of brand strategy, including the development, protection, exploitation, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. She has a common-sense approach and provides commercially-minded and practical solutions to complex legal problems.

Anneka has a special interest in IP issues relating to e-commerce and intermediary service providers, which present ever-more complex challenges to online commercial operators as online activity continues to outpace the legal framework which predated it. She recently acted for a major online retailer in trademark infringement proceedings in the English Court of Appeal relating to use of third party brands in its online stores, and for a global FMCG brand in trade mark infringement proceedings issued in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC).

Anneka’s litigation and disputes experience also extends to UK Intellectual Property Office and domain name complaints, and beyond those with a strict IP focus to more general commercial disputes. She recently acted for a FTSE 100 company in a commercial licensing dispute, completed work on a US$100 million economic duress claim against a supplier, and acted for a major online retailer in a breach of contract dispute in the High Court. She is also a solicitor-advocate, with higher rights of audience in the English Courts. Clients appreciate Anneka's client-focused, lateral-thinking approach to tackling their problems.  In November 2019 she won awards from Legal Media for “Rising Star Intellectual Property” and “Rising Star UK”.