Bonita Trimmer > Browne Jacobson LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Browne Jacobson LLP
15th Floor
103 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 3AG
England

Work Department

Business Services

Position

Bonita joined Browne Jacobson LLP in 2014 and was promoted to Legal Director in 2018. She has specialised in IP for over 20 years with a focus on brands and designs disputes. Chambers currently ranks her as an “Associate to watch”.

World Trademark Review 2019 attests that “Bonita has excellent legal knowledge and produces top-class written work. You can’t catch her out because she thinks everything through carefully.” Bonita is also described as “top class” by Legal 500 (West Midlands Intellectual Property) and as a “name to note” for Brand Management.

Career

  • Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co – 1992  to 2014
  • GKN plc secondment – June 2013 to April 2014

Memberships

  • Institute of Trademark Attorneys – member
  • International Trademark Association – member

Education

  • Solicitor – admitted 1994
  • Diploma in Intellectual Property and Practice
  • Law LLB

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property

Recommended for its ‘strength in depth’, Browne Jacobson LLP has particular strength in the beauty, retail and automotive sectors, alongside a notable involvement in heavyweight litigation cases. The practice acts for clients in the influencer and social media sphere, as well as advising on music industry copyright issues, author agreements and merchandise deals, among other areas. ‘Strategic and methodical thinker’ Mark Daniels heads the practice, with a specialism in contentious IP, routinely handling trademark, patent, database right and copyright cases. Nick Smee is vastly experienced in the automotive, aerospace and manufacturing sectors, while Bonita Trimmer bolsters the practice with a focus on brands and design disputes. Jess Zareh is capable in both the contentious and transactional spaces.