Alexandra Nott

Background

Alexandra joined Dehns in 2016, after graduating from the University of Cambridge in 2016 with a degree in Human, Social, and Political Sciences. During her final year she was awarded a First Class for her dissertation on human rights and the global textile industry, combining her interests in moral philosophy and fashion.

Alexandra qualified as a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in 2019, and became an Associate of the firm in 2022.

Type of clients and client work

Alexandra is involved in a variety of UK, International and overseas trade mark matters for a wide-range of clients from individuals and start-ups to multinational corporations. Alexandra works with businesses across a number of commercial sectors including customer loyalty, travel, cosmetics, healthcare/nutrition, audio technology, apparel, HVAC, chemical products, food/drink and hospitality.

Alexandra’s work includes clearance searching and advising on the availability/registrability of new trade marks, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications, contentious matters, preparing appeals, drafting settlement agreements/undertakings, and advising on matters of alleged trade mark infringement as well as related issues such as domain and company name disputes.

Expertise

Alexandra has helped numerous clients to build and manage strong trade mark portfolios.  Alexandra particularly enjoys meeting with clients, learning about their businesses, and working collaboratively to devise trade mark filing and enforcement strategies that are tailored to each individual client’s needs.

Alexandra has extensive experience of obtaining positive outcomes for clients in both prosecution and contentious matters, whether in the form of favourable opposition/appeal decisions or negotiated settlement agreements.

Qualifications and Memberships

• UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, 2019
• IP Litigator – Trade Mark, 2019
• Professional Certificate Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Law School, 2019 – Distinction
• Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice, Queen Mary University of London, 2018 – Distinction
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
• Member of the European Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
• Member of the ECTA SME Task Force

Higher Education

BA (Hons), University of Cambridge, Human, Social and Political Sciences (Politics and International Relations), 2016

Other

In her qualifying exams, Alexandra was awarded the prizes for highest mark in the ‘Designs and Copyright Law’ and ‘Trade Mark Law and Practice A’ exams as well as the Highest Overall Student prize for the Queen Mary Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice 2017/18.  The following year, Alexandra achieved the highest mark of all candidates in the Nottingham Law School Professional Certificate Trade Mark Practice 2018/19.

Alexandra has been nominated for the Rising Star of the Year at the Managing IP Awards 2025. 

During her professional career, Alexandra has been—

• Shortlisted for the “UK Rising Star of the Year” award at the Managing IP Awards (EMEA) 2024 and 2025;
• Recognised as a “Rising Star” in the 2024 edition of Managing IP’s IP Stars.; and
• Recognised as a “Key Lawyer” in the 2025 and 2022 editions of The Legal 500.

Recent client testimonials include:

‘Alexandra Nott’s attention to detail, ability to develop an understanding of our business and needs and to simplify complex intellectual property matters in a digestible manner were greatly appreciated.’ – The Legal 500

Alongside her work at Dehns, Alexandra is an expert partner of the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Brighton & Hove, which is part of the National Network of BIPCs established by the British Library.  Through the BIPC, Alexandra offers a number of pro bono advice clinics to entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises across the whole of Sussex looking for information and guidance on trade mark issues.

Below are a number of published trade mark articles written by Alexandra.