Sharon Daboul

Senior Associate, Trademark Attorney
London, EIP Europe LLP

Sharon is a Registered UK and European Trademark Attorney. Her work ranges from trademark clearance and prosecution through to contentious trademark proceedings, oppositions, invalidity and revocation actions. She was credited in the Legal 500 for her "thoughtful advice" and was also recognised in the first edition of “Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks” as among 76 of the world’s leading Trademark Attorneys based on client and peer review.

Sharon has experience of managing international portfolios for clients in a range of industries, including media and fashion, food and beverages, consumer products and software. Her practice ranges from global rebranding projects to contentious matters, and she has successfully handled conflicts before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM). Sharon joined EIP from a specialist firm of trademark attorneys based in London.

Sharon is a regular media commentator and has been interviewed by the BBC, the Daily Mail, the Huffington Post, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, Global Trader, World Trademark Review and Intellectual Property Magazine. Sharon has also written articles for the UK Intellectual Property Office's "IP Insight" publication, the Global Legal Post, Trademarks and Brands Online, ITMA Review and Lawyer Monthly.

Sharon has served on the Institute of Trade Mark Attorney's Education & Training Committee for more than six years and has taken appointments at ITMA's "Free Advice Clinics" for members of the public, held at the London office of the UK IPO. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Birmingham, achieved a Commendation in the Graduate Diploma of Law and a Distinction in the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She passed each of the Qualifying Examinations for entry onto the Register of Trade Mark Attorneys at the first attempt.

Published articles

  • September 2015
    Intellectual Property Magazine, Owl see you in court
  • September 2015
    Intellectual Property Magazine, A Setback For Nestlé?
  • August 2015
    Intellectual Property Magazine, Owl Sue You (link)
  • 17 July 2015
    Global Legal Post, Freedom of Panorama (link)
  • June 2015
    ITMA Review, Court says no to sanscrit connection
  • February / March 2015
    World Trademark Review, Mispronunciation of brands - does it matter? (link)
  • 24 February 2015
    Global Legal Post, By day and by night - two different stories at the Eiffel tower (link)
  • 9 February 2015
    WTR Daily, High Court clarifies meaning of consent in context of trademark applications
  • 3 February 2015
    Inside Careers, A career as a trademark attorney - an overview (link)
  • 3 February 2015
    Intellectual Property Magazine, Trademark crash: VOLVO v OHIM (link)
  • 24 November 2014
    World Trademark Review, IP rights holders should use eBay's VeRO system cautiously
  • October 2014
    Lawyer Monthly, Trademark Applications Show Nissan Racing to Infiniti
  • September 2014
    The Global Legal Post, A Gleeful Ruling For The Little Man
  • September 2014
    Lawyer Monthly, Eau rouge trademark applications show Nissan racing to Infiniti (link)
  • September 2014
    Intellectual Property Magazine, Nissan races to 'Infiniti' with Eau Rouge trademark applications
  • 18 August 2014
    Trademarks & Brands Online, Rebranding: new episodes in the YouView saga (link)
  • 29 July 2014
    IP Insight - UK Intellectual Property Office, Trademarks in Sport (link)
  • July 2014
    ITMA Review - The Journal of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, So...? Unique...?
  • 26 June 2014
    Global Legal Post, YouView facing costly rebrand over trademark (link)

Education and qualifications

 

  • 2009 — 2011
    The Joint Examination Board, ITMA and CIPA
  • 2005 — 2006
    Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, The College of Law
  • 2004 — 2005
    Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
  • 2000 — 2003
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), The University of Birmingham

Career history

  • 2014 — present
    Senior Associate, EIP
  • 2008 — 2014
    Associate, MW Trade Marks
  • 2007 — 2008
    Paralegal, Barclays Bank PLC

Awards and recognition

  • Who's Who Legal: Trademarks 2015
  • Legal 500 2012

Speaking engagements

  • 28 September 2015
    Intellectual Property Rights and Wrongs, 3M Buckley Innovation Centre,
  • 16 September 2015
    TV studio guest, World Business Report, BBC World Service,