Rebecca Pakenham-Walsh | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I qualified in 2003 and have significant experience in all areas of intellectual property litigation, having been involved in a variety of high profile intellectual property disputes post-qualification e.g. Citigroup v Davies and Schütz v Werit. Before joining Fieldfisher, I also worked at LexisNexis writing content for their online know-how platform in relation to intellectual property law.

I joined Fieldfisher as a PSL in 2011. In this multi-faceted role, together with Jennifer Bryant, I am responsible for providing know-how support and legal training (both internally to the team and externally to clients), carrying out research, coordinating client seminars and external events and liaising with the business development and marketing teams.  A large part of my role involves coordinating, writing and editing articles for our popular online blog 'SnIPpets' and for a wide range of industry publications. I also liaise with the national press from time to time when they are seeking comments from our lawyers on high profile cases or new developments in IP law.

I have also spent some time involved with the Prisoners' Advice Service providing free legal advice and support to adult prisoners in England and Wales.

In my spare time, when I am not dealing with my three children, I love to run and do military fitness!

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Patents Court decks defendant in UK unregistered designs case

27.10.2025
In the recent decision handed down on 4 September 2025 (J Mac Safety Systems Ltd v Q Deck Safety Systems Ltd [2025] EWHC 2241 (Pat), the Patents Court (under the Shorter Trial Scheme) ruled in favour of the claimant finding that the defendant had infringed the UK unregistered design right ("UKUDR") of a safety decking system design used on construction sites.
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Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors could set precedent in AI industry

16.10.2025
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Beyond borders: UPC asserts 'long arm' jurisdiction over UK patents

24.09.2025
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IPEC labels wine importer liable for copyright infringement and passing off

19.09.2025
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Government has grand designs as it launches new consultation – designers have your say!

10.09.2025
On 4 September 2025, the UKIPO launched a much-needed designs consultation which runs for 12 weeks and closes on 27 November 2025. With the increasing use of digital technology and AI-driven innovation, and a more complex designs regime since the UK's departure from the EU, it is time for a more comprehensive review to modernise the design system and ensure it is future proof for the 80,000 design businesses in the UK.
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