Verity Ellis | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I represent a variety of UK and international clients with a particular interest in the art, media and tech sectors. 

I advise clients across a wide range of contentious intellectual property matters, providing commercial advice to new and established brands in pre and post litigation scenarios. With a focus on brand protection strategy and enforcement, I specialise in trade mark and copyright disputes, together with frequently handling defamation matters. I have also worked on technology disputes, often in relation to contractual breach and complex termination issues.

Listed in the Managing IP 'IP Stars Handbook' 2023 and 2024 as "a Rising Star", I have experience of litigation in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court (both Chancery and King's Bench divisions) and Court of Appeal, together with registry actions. 

I enjoy writing articles for external publications and contributing to the firm's 'SnIPpets' intellectual property blog. I also regularly speak at internal and external events, such as Fieldfisher's annual IP Crammer, the Music Publishers Association course and bespoke training for clients.

I re-joined Fieldfisher in 2019 having taken a year away from law to cycle from the UK to New Zealand. I initially joined the firm in 2017, having trained and worked at a leading international firm followed by a boutique IP practice in London.

 

Awards & recognition

Awards & recognition

Managing IP, 'IP Stars Handbook' 2023

Rising star

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Court of Appeal upholds Google's first instance win in "YouTube Shorts" trade mark case

09.07.2026
On 25 May 2026, the Court of Appeal dismissed Shorts International Limited's (SIL ) appeal in its trade mark dispute concerning Google's trade mark “YouTube Shorts”, affirming the first instance findings on infringement and validity. The decision ([2026] EWCA Civ 668 ) provides a clear reminder of the limits of protection for descriptive marks, the contextual nature of trade mark use, and the importance of robust evidence when asserting reputation.  
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Non-fungible freedom - NFTs, Trade Marks and Free Speech

26.08.2025
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The chips are down – Bitcoin in the courts

23.04.2024
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Crypto in the courts – the Bitcoin cases

29.11.2023
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It’s a match! Match Group wins appeal against Muzmatch

05.05.2023
The owners of Match.com have prevailed at the Court of Appeal, with a first instance decision upheld that its MATCH marks (registered in various forms) were infringed by the operator of a dating website for Muslims called Muzmatch and its CEO.
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Managing IP, 'IP Stars Handbook' 2023

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