Rebecca Dobson

Intellectual property and trade marks

I started my career in intellectual property after obtaining an MBA in 2004. Having joined a boutique specialist IP law firm as a temporary PA, I initially carried out paralegal roles for all forms of IP and latterly specialised in trade marks. This grew to establishing a trade mark department distinct from the patent department of an historically mixed practice. From qualification in August 2015 as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, I assumed full responsibility for the trade mark department, including all renewals and winning prominent new clients and instructions from multinational companies through our exemplary client service and quality of advice. I joined one of the largest specialist IP law firms as part of an acquisition of this boutique, small specialist IP law firm and was promoted to Director, Trade Marks within a year. With a continued growth in my client base including management of the non-US global portfolio of one of largest family owned businesses in the US and all subsidiaries, based on performance, I was made responsible for US business development liaison for trade mark department including developing the network with in-house counsel.