Trade Marks

Ontro Ltd v Delta Air Lines, Inc. O/1083/23 – trade marks, appeals, Brexit, estoppel, Henderson v Henderson, stays, and consolidated opposition and invalidity actions. Becky successfully appeared as sole counsel for Ontro against leading and junior counsel in this appeal before the Appointed Person.

AKG Food Limited v P. & B. FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED O/0143/25 and O/0922/255 – trade marks, invalidity actions, reputation, passing off, proof of use. Becky appeared as counsel for the successful proprietor, AKG, defending an invalidity action against its registered AKG device mark. Becky later acted as counsel for the successful Respondent (AKG), defeating the appeal against the Hearing Officer’s decision.

Bower Collective Limited v Sugi Group AB (Claim No: IP-2023-000116) – trade marks, infringement, likelihood of confusion, reputation, passing off. Becky appeared as counsel for the Claimant, Bower, in the Case Management Conference for this claim.

The Elizabeth B. Ford Charitable Trust v BF Marken GmBH – trade marks, invalidity actions, oppositions, well known marks, acquiescence. Becky appeared as counsel for The Elizabeth B. Ford Charitable Trust in a Case Management Conference convened by the UK IPO to determine a number of complex issues in consolidated cancellation actions regarding the BETTY FORD name.

Caprice Holdings Limited v SEXY COFFEE LTD O/0915/25 – trade marks, oppositions, likelihood of confusion, reputation, proof of use. Becky appeared as counsel for the Opponent, Caprice Holdings, in this opposition to an application for the sign SEXY COFFEE on the basis of its SEXY FISH and SEXY PIZZA marks, securing partial rejection of the application on the basis of a likelihood of confusion.

National Wealth Fund v Gary Walker O/0712/25 – trade marks, procedural hearings, strike out. Becky appeared as counsel for the National Wealth Fund in this hearing to determine whether the IPO should uphold its preliminary view to strike out Mr Walker’s opposition. Following the hearing, the IPO struck out the opposition.

W Sternoff LLC v Peter Kertels O/0984/25 – trade marks, oppositions, proof of use, appeals. Becky appeared as counsel for the Appellant, in this appeal before the Appointed Person, successfully overturning the Hearing Officer’s finding that the Appellant had not proven genuine use in the Registry proceedings below.

Locksley Distilling Company Limited v 58 and Co O/1143/25 – trade marks, oppositions, distinctive character, appeals. Becky appeared as counsel for the Appellant, in this appeal before the Appointed Person, successfully overturning the opposition decision below.

DRYROBE LIMITED v CAESR GROUP LIMITED (TRADING AS D-ROBE OUTDOORS) [2025] EWHC 3167 (IPEC) – trade marks, infringement, passing off, invalidity, revocation, genericism, descriptiveness. Becky was instructed as sole counsel on behalf of the Defendant in this claim alleging infringement and passing off of the Claimant’s DRYROBE brand, and counterclaim alleging that the trade marks were invalid and/or had become generic.

Confidential Information

Bond Turner v (1) Patrick Maginn and (2) McDermott Smith Law Ltd – interim injunctions, imaging orders, breach of confidence. Becky was instructed as junior counsel in the Kings Bench Division at Manchester on behalf of the Second Defendant, led by Simon Malynicz K.C, and successfully resisted an application for interim relief, including an imaging order, in a claim for breach of confidence.

Clare Page v (1) The Information Commissioner and (2) School of Sexuality Education [2025] UKUT 308 (AAC) – confidential information, freedom of information request, appeals. Becky was instructed as junior counsel in the Upper Tribunal on behalf of the Appellant, led by Jonathan Moss and Zoe Gannon. The appeal concerns the refusal of the Appellant’s access to materials used to teach her daughter sex education.

Copyright

WaterRower (UK) Ltd v Liking Ltd (t/a Topiom) [2024] EWHC 2806 (IPEC) – copyright infringement, overlap between designs and copyright. Becky assisted with post-trial submissions, led by Jonathan Moss for the successful Defendant.

Designs

Sonia Edwards v (1) Boohoo.com UK Limited, (2) Prettylittlething.com Limited, (3) Nasty Gal Limited, (4) Miss Pap UK Limited, and (5) Debenhams Brands Ltd (Claim No. IP-2022-000099) (decision awaited) – UK unregistered design right, originality, primary infringement, secondary infringement, knowledge. Becky was instructed as junior counsel on behalf of the Defendants, led by Andrew Norris K.C. in this claim alleging design right in five articles of clothing.

Patents

Cloud Cycle Limited v (1) Verifi LLC and (2) GCP Applied Technologies (UK) Limited [2024] EWHC 233 (IPEC) – patent infringement, summary judgment, interim injunctions. Becky was instructed as junior counsel on behalf of the Claimant, led by Richard Davis K.C.

Cloud Cycle Ltd v (1) Verifi LLC and (2) GCP Applied Technologies (UK) Limited [2024] EWHC 2001 (Ch) – patent infringement, doctrine of equivalents. Becky was instructed as junior counsel on behalf of the successful Claimant, led by Richard Davis K.C.

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (“CITMA”)

Member of CITMA Council

IP Bar Association

IPSoc

Qualifications

Bar Transfer Test, BPP University (2022).

Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law – Distinction (2021 – 2022).

Professional Certificates in Intellectual Property Litigation and Intellectual Property Advocacy,
Nottingham Trent University (2019 – 2020).

Professional Certificate in Trade Mark Practice, Nottingham Trent University – Distinction (2017 – 2018).

Postgraduate Certificate Trade Mark Law and Practice, Queen Mary University of London – Distinction (2016 – 2017).

BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, The University of Oxford – First (2010 – 2013). (Converted into an MA (Oxon), September 2018).

Awards

‘Rising Star’, Legal 500 (2026).

‘Rising Star’, Managing IP (2021).

Middle Temple Benefactors Scholarship (2021).

‘Future Face of Legal’, shortlisted in the Future Faces Awards (2021).

Hogarth Chambers Award, Nottingham Law School (2020).

‘Rising Star’, Managing IP (2020).

‘Future Face of Legal’, shortlisted in the Future Faces Awards (2020).

‘Best Overall Student’, Queen Mary University of London (2017).

‘Best Designs & Copyright Student’, Queen Mary University of London (2017).

L.H. Martin Prize for BA results (2013).

Lord Crewe Scholarship for outstanding undergraduate work (the highest academic honour given by Lincoln College, Oxford) (2012).

Regulations

Becky is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. She is registered with the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales (Bar Ref: 77238)

Becky has professional indemnity insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF Ref: 2190/068). Please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the worldwide cover provided, and the BMIF’s contact details.

Becky has contributed to a variety of publications including the following:

Contributor to the 19th edition of Copinger and Skone James on Copyright.

‘Seniority’, Chapter 22 of the CITMA & CIPA European Union Trade Mark Handbook, co-authored with Emmy Hunt.

‘Answering the Call’ (CITMA Review, cover feature, Sept 2023).

Various articles for The IPKat, including ‘A Master(s) Class in Genuine Use? UK IPO rejects revocation action, finding genuine use of registration for gin’ (The IPKat, Feb 2022) and ‘Whittaker’s forced to gin and bear it as the UK IPO throws out its opposition for lack of relevant evidence’ (The IPKat, Nov 2021).

‘IP Licensing: Avoid the Pitfalls’ (CITMA Review, cover feature, Mar 2018).

Becky enjoys singing, running, reading, and visiting her husband in Amsterdam and travelling with him.

LinkedIn Profile here.