Professional background
Before joining Fieldfisher I spent 14 years as an intellectual property lawyer in the in-house legal team at Sky UK Ltd, having previously worked at Bird & Bird, Britvic Soft Drinks and Simmons & Simmons. I have experience across the range of IP matters: trade marks, designs, copyright, patents, database rights, domain names and confidential information, whether contentious, non-contentious or transactional. I have particular expertise in trade marks.
I have been involved with IP litigation at all levels from the Supreme Court to the IPEC, as well as trade mark registry disputes in the UK and EU.
I job share the IP PSL role with Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh.
Authored pieces
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Insight
When litigation becomes leverage: anonymity and indemnity costs issues in Full Colour Black v Banksy
28.04.2026
The High Court’s decision on costs in Full Colour Black Ltd v The artist known as "Banksy" & Pest Control Office Ltd [2026] EWHC 795 (KB) has demonstrated the court’s willingness to scrutinise proceedings that are pursued disingenuously, particularly where they are used as a form of strategic pressure.
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Iceland’s invalidity claim melts away on appeal: minor inconsistencies are not enough to invalidate a mark
18.12.2025
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Babek v Iceland Foods on 23 October 2025. It upheld the decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC ) to dismiss Iceland's application for summary judgment on its counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity, reiterating that minor inconsistencies between a mark’s written description and visual representation will not render the mark invalid unless they create genuine ambiguity.
Lawyers I've worked with
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Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh Professional Support Lawyer, Intellectual PropertyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Copyright and Database RightsDesign RightsTrade Marks and Brands
