Bethany Wheeler-Fowler
Solicitor
About
Bethany is a solicitor in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team, specialising in intellectual property. Bethany brings with her valuable experience, having previously worked as a Hearing Officer at the UK Intellectual Property Office and trained as a Trainee Trade Mark Attorney.
Bethany’s experience spans all soft intellectual property rights throughout their lifecycle. This includes managing international brand portfolios of market-leading clients and advising on a range of matters such as clearance searches, trade mark and design filings, oppositions, invalidity actions, third party enforcement, infringement and alternative dispute resolution.
Bethany is a member of CITMA and was named as a Lexology IP Legal Influencer in 2024.
Experience
- Bethany’s experience as a Hearing Officer comprised adjudicating on trade marks and passing off and advising IP professionals and litigants in person on complex trade mark issues.
- Bethany also has considerable experience in pre-action correspondence and exploring alternative dispute resolutions. In a recent matter she obtained a 7 figure settlement for a client whose IP was infringed.
- Having been seconded to a client and worked with a range of clients, Bethany appreciates the importance of ensuring clients feel heard and that their legal queries are resolved in a commercial manner.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2023)