Qualification and experience
• BA Hons in Philosophy and Politics - University of Oxford
• Trainee Trade Mark Attorney - 2000
• Qualified as Trade Mark Attorney - 2004
• Joined Bates Wells & Braithwaite in 2009

Type of work
• Trade mark searching and clearance, in the UK, EU and further afield
• Filing and prosecuting trade mark applications in the UK, Europe and around the world
• Dealing with contentious trade mark matters such as trade mark oppositions and infringement matters, incuding conducting settlement negotiations
• Advice and registration services in relation to registered designs and domain names
• Trade mark and intellectual property portfolio management services

Pro bono work
• Advisor at the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' pro bono clinic.