Sophia Christou
Senior Associate, Australian Qualified, UK
Sophia advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property law including protection, enforcement and disputes, with a focus on trade marks and copyright.
Her work includes advising on brand protection strategy, portfolio management and infringement, and running contentious proceedings in the UK and European trade mark offices. Sophia's experience covers diverse sectors including technology, telecommunications and media, financial services, consumer and digital healthcare, food and drink, fashion and retail, and automotive.
Sophia holds Arts and Law degrees from the University of NSW, Australia and a Post Graduate Diploma in IP Law and Practice from the University of Oxford.
Sophia qualified in Australia in December 2012. Prior to joining Osborne Clarke in July 2020, she worked at another international law firm in both Sydney and London.
Insights
Intellectual property
When are content-sharing and file-hosting platforms liable for infringing content uploaded by their users?
CJEU decision brings good news for platforms not deliberately seeking to facilitate copyright infringement
01/10/2021
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6m
Intellectual property
When can you link to and frame third-party content without permission?
Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice and the UK Court of Appeal have provided further guidance on evolving...
01/10/2021
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3m
Intellectual property
Designs first published in the UK ineligible for EU unregistered designs protection
Designs first disclosed in the UK will no longer be eligible for protection, requiring UK designers to be creative in...
09/10/2020
Intellectual property
Advocate General casts doubt over hyperlink techniques
The opinion in a copyright case could have important implications for the use of inline framing and inline linking techniques...
28/09/2020
