Claire Breheny

Claire is a qualified Senior Trade Mark Attorney,  and former IA Director at Stobbs, with 18 years of trade mark experience in private practice, including 12 years of post-qualification experience. Claire has a wide range of expertise gathered from her role as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and Head of Support.   Claire is also one of three trade mark attorneys who sit on the Intellectual Property Regulation Board’s (IPReg) Joint Disciplinary Panel (JDP), along with lay members and three patent attorneys. 

Claire excels in developing and implementing long-term IP strategies for clients that align with business objectives, ensuring cost effective robust protection of clients’ intellectual property portfolios and comprehensive management of third party infringements through a variety of forums, including the UKIPO, EUIPO and WIPO.  Claire is experienced in searching, clearing, protection and enforcement work in a wide range of jurisdictions, with particular experience of managing complex disputes and settlements across a number of jurisdictions.  Claire also devises and implements successful brand protection strategies for her clients, and has successfully recovered numerous domain names.  Claire has worked with a wide range of brands, including many household names.

Claire’s ability to combine legal expertise with a commercial mindset enables her to deliver practical, business-oriented solutions that add significant value to clients.  Prior to working in intellectual property she worked in retail management, which has proven to be extremely useful in understanding her client’s business priorities.

Claire has obtained an MA Cantab Education Studies with Music from the University of Cambridge.