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Claire Lehr

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Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

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 also includes established large entities, including clients in the financial services, gaming, restaurant and clothing 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 Vice Chair of the Programming Team.

Memberships

• Member of the International Trade Mark Association (INTA)

• Co Project Team Leader on the Leadership Development Committee for INTA

• Vice Chair of the Programming Team for MARQUES