Senior Associate
Timothy Spiteri
Timothy Spiteri
Timothy Spiteri is a Senior Associate within the firm’s intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting department.
He has experience in all areas of intellectual property law, with his main areas of specialisation being trademark and copyright law.
Timothy regularly assists clients across all industry sectors in relation to a range of IP-related matters, including IP strategy, prosecution, enforcement and licensing.
He has notable experience assisting clients in contentious IP proceedings, both in Malta, before the Superior Courts and other decision-making bodies, as well as before the EUIPO’s Opposition Division and Boards of Appeal.
He also has a keen interest in EU law and has represented clients in a range of contentious proceedings concerning points of EU law. Timothy is also a former Schuman Trainee and has worked within the cabinet of a Member of the European Parliament.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (2013, University of Malta)
- Doctor of Laws (2016, University of Malta)
Representative Experience
- Assisted an autonomous public entity to draft a legislative proposal aimed at transposing Directive (EU) 2019/790 into Maltese law
- Regularly represents clients in contentious proceedings before the EUIPO’s Opposition Division and Boards of Appeal
- Regularly represents clients in proceedings before the Comptroller of Industrial Property and the Superior Courts in Malta
- Assisted clients in claiming acquired distinctiveness
- Represents various Maltese and international based companies in the prosecution of large trademark portfolios, on a world-wide basis
- Assisted various clients with matters related to the cross-border enforcement of judgments, including precautionary injunctions
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2018)
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Address
MAMO TCV Advocates
Palazzo Pietro Stiges
103, Strait Street
Valletta, VLT 1436
Malta
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