Testimonials
One of [the IP team's] leading lights, Rosie Burbidge has built up a cracking dispute resolution practice, and maintains a stellar reputation in the retail and FMCG sectors.
World Trademark Review 1000
Rosie Burbidge and her team are efficient and effective at managing complex IP disputes. Rosie consistently provides clear, succinct and commercially minded advice and has exceptional expertise in relation to IP and fashion law issues.
Clara Eisenberg
General Counsel at The Dune Group
Organised, thorough and a delight to work with — she stands out on the market for her exemplary customer service. Not only is Rosie technically excellent, but she is also strategic in her approach, incredibly knowledgeable and her billing is simply perfect.
World Trademark Review 1000
2022 Client Feedback
Rosie is the most practical and straight forward lawyer in process/advice/billing I have ever met across any legal discipline — enjoy!
Joe Adams
CFO, Plum Guide
Rosie is a fantastic, commercially astute IP lawyer who always keeps her client's best interests in mind.
World Trademark Review 1000
2022 Client Feedback
I am always impressed by Rosie Burbridge's enthusiasm in all matters regarding IP, and in particular fashion law, her responsiveness and her professionalism.
The Legal 500 2022
Rosie Burbidge is outstanding in her technical ability and commercial sense.
Rosie Burbidge is my go-to person in the UK: excellent professional, always on top of the latest legal and tech developments, very good communication skills, excellent writing style, and such a lovely person to work with!
The one attribute I really admire working with Rosie Burbidge and her team are they are clearly passionate about what they do. The quality of work is always consistently high, and being very personable and easy to work with just makes things straightforward in an area that can sometimes be complex.
The Legal 500 2023
Expertise
Rosie Burbidge is an English qualified lawyer specialising in intellectual property (IP). Rosie helps clients to obtain and enforce their IP rights, particularly trade marks, copyright and designs.
Whether it is managing a trade mark portfolio or suing an infringer, Rosie will identify the optimum strategy to suit her client’s needs, timeline and appetite for risk. She gives clear, practical and pragmatic advice.
Rosie has experience advising on a breadth of IP matters relating to patents, confidentiality, malicious falsehood, RCDs, registered designs, licensing, brand protection, IP enforcement, litigation and branding.
Rosie has written an award-winning book on European Fashion Law and was named a trailblazer among WIPR’s Influential Women in IP 2019, one of only 20 global rising stars. She is also currently recognised by both the Legal 500 and Chambers directories.
Rosie Advises
Rosie specialises in advising companies across the following sectors:
- Fashion and retail
- Gaming
- Consumer brands
- Technology
- Publishing and education
Experience Highlights
Rosie has worked on a variety of high-profile IP disputes including:
- Copyright: Tecnolumen v Swivel U and Bebe Clothing v Primark
- Trade marks: Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors and Diotima&Co v Kinetique Ltd t/a Ethica Diamonds (read about the ASA ruling here)
- Unregistered design right: Superdry v Abercrombie & Fitch
- Passing off: Superdry v SRG
Rosie has also managed global anti-counterfeiting initiatives in both the digital and physical marketplaces for a variety of popular brands.
Publications
Books:
- European Fashion Law: From Start Up to Global Success (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019). Click here to find out more about the book.
Articles:
- Law Over Borders Comparative Guide (2022)
- The Blockchain is in Fashion — The Trademark Reporter (2017)
- Can a domain name combined with third-party adverts generated by Google AdSense result in a successful trade mark infringement claim? — Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (2017)
- Protecting product get-up via passing off: an IPEC update — Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (2017)
- H&M sued for infringing bra patent — The Fashion Law (2015)
- IP in China — a guide for Ukie members (2014)
- Copyright Litigation in the Patents County Court — In House Lawyer Magazine (2013)
- Copyright, Licensing and Enforcement: A Way Forward in the Digital Age — Intellectual Property Magazine (2012)
- Protecting creativity: new small claims track for IP cases — The Guardian (2012)
- Protecting your Brand in the Social Media Environment — World Trademark (2012)
- How can I protect my intellectual property abroad? — The Times (2021)
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Film & Radio:
- Rosie has made regular appearances on Monocle Radio to discuss issues such as patent licences and Anish Kapoor and the impact of European copyright changes.
- Rosie has also been interviewed by Wolters Kluwer about virtual reality and IP.
Press coverage
Career History
Previous Law Firms
- Fox Williams (2015–18)
- Rouse (2011–15)
- Olswang (2008–11)
In-House Experience
- Richemont (secondment in December 2014)
- eBay (secondment March–August 2009)
Education
- University of Oxford (2010–11)
- The College of Law (2006–07)
- Nottingham Law School (2005–06)
- University of Nottingham (2002–05)