The Online Safety Act – Am I compliant?
The Online Safety Act (The Act) received royal assent on 26 October 2023 and is now an active piece of legislation. The Act has been…
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Charlotte is a Senior Solicitor in our Intellectual Property team. She assists clients on a range of Intellectual Property matters including copyright issues, Data Protection and GDPR, commercial contracts, Trade Marks and IP and software licensing.
Before joining Thorntons, Charlotte worked in Private Practice and has varied experience in private client law, conveyancing and court work including criminal, family and child law. She has also previously worked in the public sector focusing on regulatory law.
Despite her varied background Charlotte has always had a strong interest in Intellectual Property and in 2016, she studied International IP at Bonn University in Germany.
Charlotte is dedicated to providing her clients with friendly, thoughtful and thorough legal advice.
Charlotte Gillies's articles
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Using Copyright Protected Works
Copyright is an intellectual property right that provides the original author(s) with the sole ownership of their Work(s). Copyright is…
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Copyright extension and the Little Mermaid
The original Little Mermaid story or ‘Den lille havfrue’ was published in 1837 and has long since been in the public domain. In 1989 Disney…
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Trade Marks and the importance of the right class
Trade Marks can be an invaluable asset for businesses looking to protect their brand. The subject of Trade Marks is an extensive one but…