Ben joined Stobbs in 2025 as an IA Executive having most recently worked as an Associate at another top-tier trade mark practice. He qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in 2022.

Ben has advised clients including a high-profile automotive brand, a prominent British charity, and others in the retail, FMCG, fashion, content creation and consultancy industries. He has been lucky to advise clients with on one hand over 100 years of brand history, and on the other several new start-ups launching their brand for the first time, and has assisted clients with prosecution and enforcement matters at registries in a large number of different countries on all five continents. Ben is especially interested in the way consumers engage with brands, having worked in advertising and brand strategy consultancies prior to training as a Trade Mark Attorney. 

Ben has developed extensive experience of handling contentious matters at the UK and EU Intellectual Property Offices and the Company Names Tribunal, and additionally has experience assisting clients with brand protection strategies including the coordination of customs applications for action, and handling domain name complaints, particularly to WIPO and Nominet.

Outside of work, Ben is a keen hillwalker and an avid follower of Arsenal FC and Bristol Bears rugby club.