Amber Waynik

Amber regularly assists with opposition, revocation and invalidation proceedings before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and internationally. She also assists with Company Names Tribunal disputes, Advertising Standards Authority complaints, domain-name complaints through ICANN and Nominet, due diligence, and Customs applications.

Amber’s brand protection and enforcement experience spans a broad range of sectors, including sports, toys, insurance, financial services, food and beverage, fashion and retail, gambling and gaming and MedTech.

Before joining Keltie in 2023, Amber gained practical trade mark experience through the Nottingham Law School Legal Clinic, where she worked directly with clients on a range of trade mark matters. Further, her academic research explored cultural appropriation and intellectual property in the fashion industry, complementing her practical experience of brand protection in fashion, retail and other consumer-facing sectors.

Amber holds an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from Nottingham Trent University, where she received the Nottingham Law School prize for outstanding LLM. She also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice from Queen Mary University of London, where she achieved the highest mark in her year, and completed the Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice with distinction.