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Shireen Peermohamed

Position: Partner

E: shireen.peermohamed@harbottle.com

T: +44 (0)20 7667 5000

Shireen Peermohamed has experience of both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property. She advises on all aspects of IP including licensing, franchising, brand and other IP management audits.

“Shireen Peermohamed is “strategic-minded” and is well liked by sources for “giving us much more than the arid legal interpretation”.” Chambers UK, 2013

She acts for clients across a wide range of industries, including publishing, telecommunications, fashion, manufacturing and FMCG.

She advises on:

  • Disputes relating to all aspects of intellectual property
  • Protection and exploitation of intellectual property
  • Publishing contracts and disputes.

Shireen is also a CEDR accredited mediator and a member of INTA’s Enforcement Committee and INTA’s Panel of Neutrals.

 

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

On the contentious side, Shireen has advised on disputes relating to all aspects of IP including:

  • Acting for Orange in its high profile dispute with the easyGroup over the use of the colour orange
  • Assisting several publishers in protecting their content and brands, including pre-publications.

On the non-contentious side she has advised in relation to a wide array of agreements, including licensing, publishing and brand management agreements.

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Shireen writes and speaks regularly on all aspects of IP. Most recently she has spoken and written on the extent of copyright protection, digital piracy and IP and parody.

She was editor and contributor to “Protecting Brands Online” book, published by European Lawyer 2012.

 

CAREER HISTORY

Shireen trained and qualified at Clifford Chance. For 11 years, she was a Partner at IP boutique Rouse (formerly Willoughby & Partners) before joining Harbottle & Lewis

 

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