Nicola Shambler

Nicola is a Records and Formalities Supervisor with extensive experience in IP.  Nicola began her career in IP at a private practice firm where she started as an office junior before swiftly progressing to a legal secretary and then PA to the CEO. Over this time, Nicola became adept at filing British, European and PCT patent applications, as well as filing British and European trade mark and registered design applications.

Nicola is highly knowledgeable about British and European patent, design and trade mark procedures. She took the Patent Examination Board’s course in patent administration in 2016, and was awarded a Merit in the Introductory Certificate in Patent Administration. 

Nicola is comfortable working in various technology sectors and is equally familiar with filing patent applications for electronic inventions as she is with biotech and chemical applications that contain sequence listings. She also handles PCT national phase filings in many different countries, and she is accustomed to dealing with the specific formal requirements and procedures in the US, China, Japan, South Korea and Canada, among other jurisdictions.

Nicola is a familiar face to many of our clients, as she works closely with in-house IP teams to ensure that we provide a service tailored to their requirements.

Nicola is based in our Cambridge Office.