Global Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
Protecting the value behind the world’s most recognised brands.
Sinclair & Blackstone helps organisations identify, assess and coordinate responses to trademark infringement, digital impersonation, domain abuse and unauthorised commercial use across markets.
Trademark Enforcement/Domain Disputes/Digital Takedowns/Cross-Border Coordination
A focused set of disciplines for global brand matters
Each engagement is scoped around advisory, assessment and coordination — working alongside your legal team and, where needed, local external counsel.
Trademark Protection
Advisory support on portfolio strategy, filing considerations and watch-service coordination to help safeguard word marks, device marks and trade dress.
Online Brand Enforcement
Monitoring and coordinated response to unauthorised use of brand assets across websites, social platforms and digital advertising channels.
Domain Name & Cybersquatting Matters
Assessment of infringing domain registrations and coordination of dispute resolution and recovery strategy in cooperation with qualified counsel.
Marketplace & Counterfeit Reporting
Coordinated reporting and takedown submissions addressing counterfeit and unauthorised listings across major marketplace platforms.
Digital Impersonation Response
Assessment and coordinated response to fraudulent accounts, spoofed domains and phishing schemes that trade on your brand identity.
International Enforcement Coordination
Cross-border coordination with local counsel and relevant enforcement bodies to align strategy across multiple markets and legal systems.
Built for complex global brand matters
Sinclair & Blackstone was built around that reality — a discreet, advisory-first practice that assesses exposure, prioritises response and coordinates execution through corporate legal departments and vetted local counsel, rather than positioning itself as a single point of litigation contact.
The work is deliberately unglamorous: careful monitoring, disciplined documentation, and coordination that holds up when a matter becomes contentious.
Sectors where brand value is most exposed
Enforcement priorities differ by sector. Our approach is calibrated to how each industry actually experiences infringement.
New York. Global perspective.
Sinclair & Blackstone is based in New York and coordinates brand-protection matters that extend across multiple markets, working alongside corporate legal teams and a network of local counsel where representation in a specific jurisdiction is required.
More on our coordination modelCoordination, not offices. We hold no branch offices outside New York; matters in other markets are handled through vetted local counsel on a per-engagement basis.
Perspectives on brand protection
Analysis and practical frameworks for legal and brand-protection teams navigating enforcement and cross-border coordination.
Understanding Cross-Border Trademark Enforcement Strategy
A framework for prioritising enforcement action when infringement spans multiple registries and marketplaces at once.
The Rise of Digital Impersonation: A Response Framework
How organisations can triage spoofed domains, fraudulent accounts and phishing schemes that misuse a brand identity.
Coordinating Effective Marketplace Takedown Programs
Building a repeatable process for reporting counterfeit and unauthorised listings across major platforms.