Abida originally qualified and practised as a solicitor undertaking commercial litigation. Since 1996, she has specialised in the field of trade marks and designs. She has extensive and wide ranging experience in the intellectual property field including clearance of brands for use, dispute resolution, portfolio management (contentious and non-contentious) and domain name issues. On transferring from commercial litigation to intellectual property in 1996, she initially joined a trade mark attorney practice in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by a move to a law firm specialising in intellectual property and lengthy secondments at an FMCG drinks company and one of the major multinational pharmaceutical companies.
Abida is a Member of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys qualified by examination, a Registered Trade Mark Agent and a European Trade Mark Attorney. Abida has an LLB honours degree in Business Law and the Diploma in Intellectual Property Law & Practice from Bristol University. She is a regular writer on trade mark issues and her articles have been published widely. We welcome her to our firm.