Vanessa Harrow

Vanessa Harrow is Managing Director of Trademarks at Novagraaf UK. She is a qualified UK Chartered Trademark Attorney, having completed her training in 2017 while at Novagraaf. 

Vanessa focuses on advising clients on their trademark and design portfolios, conducting pre-filing clearance searches, responding to UKIPO and EUIPO official actions, and handling offensive and defensive opposition, cancellation and litigation actions. Vanessa leads the Novagraaf Trademark Business in the UK.

Career history

Vanessa is a Law Graduate from the University of Sheffield and obtained a Master's degree in IP from The University of Manchester. Prior to qualifying as a trademark attorney, Vanessa worked as a trademark secretary and paralegal.

Memberships

Vanessa is a member of CITMA.

Honours

Vanessa is recommended in the World Trademark Review WTR 1000 (2021-2026 editions): '

• "Vanessa Harrow is a capable professional with strong experience in all aspects of trademark prosecution work. She is an excellent problem solver, client-oriented, and easy to work with. Vanessa provides a high-quality service, always delivers results on time, and provides helpful advice which adds great value to her clients’ businesses." (WTR 1000, 2026)
• "Vanessa Harrow is a commercially savvy, client-oriented, and budget-conscious practitioner who always strives to do the best for her clients." (WTR 1000, 2025)

Vanessa is recommended in the Legal 500 (2019-2022 editions): "[Vanessa has] good client care skills, [she] keeps up to date with and [is] interested in client activities, responsive [and] willing to look for solutions.' (The Legal 500, 2022)

Vanessa is also recognised as a Legal Influencer for IP – Cross-border by Lexology (Q4 2018).

Languages

• English

Areas of expertise

Vanessa has considerable experience in negotiating and drafting multi-jurisdictional settlement agreements, auditing trademark portfolios to streamline rights and fill gaps in protection, and overcoming substantive objections at the EUIPO and UKIPO in the automotive, consumer goods and consumer business sectors.