Sophie Burgess is an intellectual property solicitor whose practice covers trademarks, copyright, confidential information, domain names, and patent rights within the United Kingdom. Sophie's practice encompasses contentious and noncontentious matters, enabling her to advise clients across the full life cycle of their intellectual property portfolios. Her comprehensive understanding of the legal and commercial aspects of intellectual property allows her to deliver clear and practical advice that aligns with clients' broader business objectives.
Sophie has experience working with multinational clients and high net worth individuals in a range of sectors, including media and entertainment, e-commerce, information technology, consumer goods, and life sciences.
Sophie's career highlights prior to joining Jones Day in 2024 include: acting on a trademark infringement claim involving user-generated content and short-form videos on a global digital entertainment platform; providing due diligence advice for a market-leading media acquisition in 2022; assisting with a sports data and copyright infringement dispute in combined proceedings at the Competition Appeal Tribunal and High Court; and conducting proceedings in a gaming dispute at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
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- University of Law (Legal Practice Course and LL.M. [thesis evaluated the proprietary rights of cryptocurrency] with distinction 2017); University of Manchester (LL.B. Law with Politics with first class honours 2015)
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales