UK Trade Mark & Design Attorney
BSc (Hons), MSc
Rebecca has over 25 years’ experience in the intellectual property industry. After qualifying as a trade mark attorney in 1993, she joined a well known international firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, where she spent many years as a Partner before joining Mathys & Squire to head up its Birmingham practice. Rebecca has been recognised as a ‘Trade Mark Star’ in the latest edition of Managing IP’s IP STARS directory – a ranking she has held since 2016.
Expertise
Rebecca works with clients ranging from startups to multinationals and has experience across the full range of contentious and non-contentious trade mark services. She has particular expertise in the management of global portfolios, trade mark clearance, brand protection, policing and enforcement strategies and in anti-counterfeiting procedures.
Rebecca has also worked with enforcement officers and with HMRC in the pursuit of civil and criminal prosecutions. Her sector expertise includes electrical goods and components, pharmaceutical and clinical testing, fashion, luxury brands, financial services, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), sports, security and physical safety.
Academic
Rebecca has a BSc (Hons) in biology and law and an MSc management of intellectual property from Queen Mary, University of London.
Memberships & organisations
Rebecca is a member of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA).
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