Ben has almost 20 years' experience in the trade mark profession and provides the full range of contentious and non-contentious trade mark specific services, including filing, prosecution, opposition, cancellation, maintenance, search and clearance, and advises clients on infringement, passing off, enforcement, strategic issues, dispute resolution and mediation. He represents clients before the UK Trade Marks Registry and European Union Intellectual Property Office(as an authorised representative) in inter partes and ex parte proceedings. Ben's clients include household names in the luxury goods, film, sporting equipment, food, fashion and gaming sectors, as well as SME clients in, amongst others, the pharmaceutical, retail, automotive, drinks, art, charity and trade association sectors. Ben has been described as "a go-to for anything trademark related – there is nothing he doesn’t know about the subject.


Specialism

  • Trade marks