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Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

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Simon Bennett, who is sought out for his expertise across the full spectrum of soft IP matters, leads the team at Fox Williams LLP, a key resource for heavy hitters in the fashion and consumer products spaces, as well as fintech companies, helping with trade mark prosecution and litigation, matters involving copyright and designs, and more. The team consists of Sarah Redmond, who heads up the prosecution and portfolio management side of the practice, and Lucy Marlow, who arrived in March 2025 and assists clients with protecting and exploiting a range of rights, and navigates disputes hinging on domain names, advertising, and confidential information issues. Fashion specialist Stephen Sidkin’s experience spans agency and distributor agreements, and cross-border trade mark and design licensing. David Nickless  and Scott Steinberg are further key names.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Fox Williams team is highly knowledgeable in this area of practice, and incredibly responsive.’

  • ‘Simon Bennett is excellent at strategising and taking the appropriate steps to protect and enforce a client's intellectual property rights. Sarah Redmond is extremely knowledgeable and efficient in the area of trade mark protection and registration.’

  • ‘Great team. Especially Simon Bennett and Sarah Redmond.'

  • ‘Simon Bennett and Sarah Redmond are outstanding lawyers.'

  • ‘They are a group of people who reply promptly and provide specialised advice in all areas of intellectual property law. They are easy to work with and are helpful throughout the entire process.'

  • ‘Simon Bennett and Sarah Redmond are utterly stupendous in the level of work they provide to their clients. They are both extremely accessible and very professional in their approach.’

Key clients

  • Blockchain Game Partners
  • Superdry
  • Seraphine
  • Glanbia Performance Nutrition
  • Ferrara Candy
  • SharkNinja Operating
  • Fox Brothers
  • UK Finance
  • Superdrug Stores
  • The Perfume Shop
  • Savers
  • Shein

Work highlights

Acted for Blockchain Game Partners, Inc. in a High Court trade mark infringement and passing off claim by Ladbrokes for the use of the mark GALA GAMES.
Acted for Superdry in a High Court case against Manchester City Football for trade mark infringement and passing off.
Acted for Seraphine in a design rights dispute against Mamarella.

Practice head

Simon Bennett

Other key lawyers

Sarah Redmond; Lucy Marlow; Stephen Sidkin; David Nickless; Scott Steinberg