Jaimee Spencer‑Bickle

Jaimee is a Managing Associate in the firm's Intellectual Property team. She specialises in all aspects of trade mark and design law from brand clearance, filing strategy and international portfolio management through to trade mark and design registry disputes and enforcement in the UK, EU and worldwide. She has represented clients in the UK IPO, EU IPO, High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and General Court of Justice of the EU.

Jaimee leads on practice transformation and operational excellence in the Brands team, identifying and delivering initiatives that enhance efficiency, quality and client value. She is also a Knowledge Lawyer with particular expertise in trade mark and design registry matters, combining technical knowledge with improved delivery of legal services. Jaimee also heads the Brands Paralegal and Registry Services teams, supporting development of talent across the practice.

Jaimee was ranked as a Rising Star by IP Stars in 2018 and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice at Oxford University in 2014.

Key Experience

• Brand clearance and trade mark and design filing strategy
• Managing worldwide trade mark and design filing programmes and portfolios
• Opposition and cancellation disputes at UK IPO, EU IPO and General Court of Justice of the EU
• Management of international trade mark and design registry disputes
• UK trade mark litigation at High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court

Career History

Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Dechert LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Dechert LLP
University of Oxford, Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice
University of Warwick, European Law (French) LLB

Articles and Publications

Inside IP: Nestlé's UK shape trade mark for Kit Kat refused registration

Musical chairs? Not such a good game from the IPEC