Sarah Simpson is a senior associate in the Intellectual
Property group at Katten. She helps both UK and
international clients in matters of intellectual property,
general commercial and data protection law. In particular,
Sarah provides brands with creative yet practical solutions
to solve their intellectual property-related legal problems.
She also advises them on how to comply with their data
protection legal obligations.
A brand isn't just a trademark. It's the heart and soul
of a company.
Sarah's clients include luxury fashion brands and mid-size
to large companies in retail, social media, technology,
hospitality and finance. Her clients operate in the United
Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States. She speaks
with her clients regularly to personally keep up with what
is impacting their businesses and the industries they
operate in. Her focus is on brand protection, including
matters involving EU and UK trademarks, copyright and
design rights.
Sarah has deep experience in helping clients draft and
negotiate licensing, assignment, settlement and coexistence
agreements. She also advises clients on their worldwide
branding strategies, including providing advice on how to
protect and enforce their various intellectual property
rights.
Most recently, Sarah has been working with companies in
the fashion and luxury brands, social media, retail,
hospitality and telecoms industries on privacy and
cybersecurity matters, particularly in relation to General
Data Protection Regulation. Although Sarah's experience
stems mostly from the fashion and luxury brands, retail and
consumer goods industries, she also has impressive
credentials in the financial-technology, hospitality, cloud
computing and telecom industries.
Sarah contributes to the firm's fashion editorial, the Katten
Kattwalk, and is a Lexology author. She has also lectured at
the London College of Fashion on intellectual property
rights in the fashion industry. Sarah also frequently acts for
clients on a pro bono basis. She received a PGDip in
Intellectual Property Law and Practice from the University
of Oxford in 2020.
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