Holly Strube

Managing associate

Holly is a managing associate in the commercial, intellectual property and IT team. She has over 15 years’ experience of advising clients on design right, trade mark and copyright disputes, with a focus on the fashion and luxury goods sectors.

With particular expertise in design right infringement litigation gained through representing high street fashion brands while in private practice, Holly acts on all forms of design right, trade mark and copyright litigation, both in the High Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, as well as UDRP proceedings before Nominet, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the Company Names Tribunal. She regularly advises on intellectual property protection and enforcement, interim injunctions, and damages inquiries, and represents clients at complex multi-party mediations. She also manages counterfeiting policies and trade mark portfolios.

I am a trade mark and design right litigator with particular expertise in the fashion and motorsports sectors. I have more than 15 years’ specialist experience of intellectual property law and practice, advising clients on their soft IP disputes. I offer extensive technical knowledge and a hard-working, personable approach to my clients.

Holly Strube, Managing associate

In addition to litigious work, Holly advises on trade mark opposition matters before the UK and European Union Intellectual Property Offices, commercial contract matters, and intellectual property due diligence. Holly is listed in the WTR 1000 for enforcement and litigation and is described as a lawyer who relishes the cut and thrust of trade mark and design infringement cases. She joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2016 from another leading South East law firm.

Recent work highlights

K-pop trade mark rights

Assisting a leading South Korean entertainment company, Bighit Entertainment Co Ltd, with the enforcement of the UK trade mark rights of world-famous K-Pop boy band BTS.

Trade mark enforcement

Assisting a well-known US fast food restaurant with the enforcement of its UK trade mark rights.

Trade mark infringement

Acting for a health and wellness brand in Intellectual Property Enterprise Court proceedings for trade mark infringement.