Nick Baker
Director
Nick has worked in Intellectual Property for thirty years, dealing primarily with trade mark and brand related issues. He has worked for firms of solicitors and firms of trade mark attorneys as well as for a major UK brand owner. Over the years he has handled a wide range of contentious and non contentious IP related matters including both conducting and supervising litigation, portfolio management, trade mark clearance and registration, sponsorship, advertising and licensing. He has also acted for a wide variety of brand owners, ranging from FMCG to electronics to the service industries.
Professional History
Employment
1977 | Shaw & Co., London | |
Articled clerk/assistant solicitor | ||
1981 | Deacons, Hong Kong | |
Assistant solicitor in Intellectual Property Department | ||
1984 | Woodham Smith, London | |
Assistant solicitor in Intellectual Property Department | ||
1985 | Guinness plc, London | |
Solicitor in Trade Marks/Legal Team | ||
1998 | Hallmark IP, London | |
Trade mark attorney | ||
2007 | Rouse, London | |
Partner and head of UK Trade Marks team | ||
2011 | Sipara | |
Partner |
Professional Qualifications
- Law Degree, King’s College London
- Admitted as a solicitor, England and Wales
- Admitted as a solicitor, Hong Kong