Make sure your knowledge of searching and clearance is up to date with our latest paralegal webinar.
Join Robecca Dovey, Principal, Marks & Clerk, and Ellie Johnson, Senior Trade Mark Administrator, Marks & Clerk, for an update on searching and clearance, offering a unique opportunity to hear both the attorney and paralegal perspective.
The webinar will focus on non-traditional and device mark searching, including logos, colours, shapes and sounds followed by a discission on how weak visual and conceptual search coverage affects the strength of a clearance opinion.
Learning outcomes
- Develop your knowledge into non traditional and device mark searching.
- Expand your insight into the process of seaching and clearance from both the paralegal and attorney perspectives.
Meet your speakers
Robecca Davey, Principal, Marks & Clerk
Robecca Davey is a Principal and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney specialising in UK and international trade mark law, advising clients on the full lifecycle of brand protection. Robecca works with a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, growing businesses and start-ups, supporting them in building, managing and defending valuable trade mark portfolios worldwide.
Robecca works with a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, growing businesses and start-ups, supporting them in building, managing and defending valuable trade mark portfolios worldwide. She is particularly experienced in handling complex, multi-jurisdictional trade mark strategies and high-stakes contentious matters, where she is known for her commercially focused and solutions-driven approach.
Her practice includes advising on brand clearance and searching, global portfolio prosecution, oppositions, invalidity actions and negotiated settlements. She has a strong track record of resolving disputes efficiently while protecting her clients’ long-term brand interests.
Robecca is recognised as one of the WIPR Diversity Top 100 (2024), reflecting her contribution to the profession and commitment to inclusive leadership. She has also been recognised as a Key Lawyer in the Legal 500 rankings (2025 and 2026), highlighting her expertise and the strength of her client work in trade marks and intellectual property.
Robecca is a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal sector.
Ellie Johnson, Senior Trade Mark Administrator, Marks & Clerk
Ellie joined Marks & Clerk in August 2022 and is a Certified CITMA Paralegal.
Prior to joining Marks & Clerk Ellie worked as a paralegal at AJ Park, located in Wellington, New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Please note
- Payment online via debit or credit card only; proforma invoices are not available.
- Full terms and conditions apply.
- Closing date: 12.30pm, Wednesday 24th November 2026
