Claire is a solicitor and has over 20 years’ experience in the trade mark field advising clients in their branding and trade mark matters.
Claire qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and has worked both in house (Dalgety PLC and adidas) and in private practice. Her experience is international, working in The Netherlands (adidas 1998) and Germany (Bardehle and Jonas 1999 – 2007). When she returned to the UK, she joined FieldFisher as an associate, before gaining valuable experience in the London Offices of US law firms, Edwards Wildman and Cooley between 2013 – 2017. In 2018, she moved to boutique IP firm EIP LLP as a partner and joined Edwin Coe LLP as a partner in 2021.
She has significant experience in advising start up companies, from their initial searches to trade mark filings. Claire’s client portfolio includes established clients in the automobile, financial, hospitality and retail sectors. She is a member of INTA and currently serves as a Project Team Leader on its Leadership Development Committee. Claire is also an active member of MARQUES, being Chair of the Programming Team.
Expertise
Brand Protection and Exploitation
Credentials
Recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2024
Member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
Recommended in World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) UK Trade Mark rankings 2024
Co Project Team Leader on the Leadership Development Committee for INTA
Chair of the Programming Team for MARQUES
Claire's Blogs
Blog - 18/12/2023
Last call for Address for Service in the UK!
Intellectual Property
Blog - 02/06/2023
Heading to the Metaverse? A trade mark perspe...
Intellectual Property
Blog - 31/05/2023
“Super Simon” and the rise of Multimedia ...
Intellectual Property
Blog - 16/02/2023
The Reality of Trade Marks in the Metaverse
Intellectual Property
