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Alice Bennett

Senior Associate
Trade Mark Attorney

Based in Birmingham

Tel: +44 (0)121 456 0000

Overview

Alice is a senior associate, trade mark attorney with over six years of intellectual property experience. Alice has experience in all areas of trade mark work including both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Alice works with a wide range of clients, from startups and SMEs to large global corporates, across a variety of industries, from food and drink to engineering and many others in between.

Experience

  • Industry placement year within the intellectual property team at an international conglomerate company
  • Assisting with an ongoing cease and desist programme successfully enforcing the rights of a globally recognised client
  • Successfully settling UK oppositions by negotiating agreements
  • Successfully overcoming inherent registrability objections with evidence of acquired distinctiveness
  • Responsible for various trade mark portfolios within the food and drink and cosmetics sectors, including UK skincare brands Heaven by Deborah Mitchell and Little Soap Company. Responsibilities including clearance searching, new filings, prosecution, portfolio management, gap analysis reports, contentious matters and renewals.

“Alice’s advice and guidance helped me to navigate and resolve a highly stressful situation. She was always very speedy to respond, if I ever needed a quick answer to a question, I was able to contact her and get help within minutes. Alice’s expertise is invaluable to my small business.”

Expertise

  • Brand Strategy
  • Drafting and Advising on Agreements
  • IP Audits
  • IP for Startups
  • Portfolio Planning & Management
  • Trade Mark Clearance & Filing Programmes
  • Trade Mark Oppositions
  • Trade Marks

Sectors

  • Computing, AI & Software
  • Cosmetics
  • Food & Drink

Credentials

  • PC Trade Mark Practice
  • PGCert Trade Mark Law and Practice
  • LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology

Education

  • Nottingham Law School
  • Queen Mary University of London
  • University of Brighton

Insights from Alice…

Jersey introduces trade mark law reform from 1st August 2026
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July 30, 2026

Jersey introduces trade mark law reform from 1st August 2026

Oatly ordered to stop milking it by UK Supreme Court as it rules in favour of Dairy UK
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February 27, 2026

Oatly ordered to stop milking it by UK Supreme Court as it rules in favour of Dairy UK

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