Intellectual property

Your challenges

Innovative and brand-focused businesses are more likely to be successful, even in tough times, but need to protect their intellectual property as effectively as possible in a way that most suits their business and their budget.

Achieving your ambitions

We can help you protect and exploit your intellectual property. We can advise you on your IP strategy, assist you in obtaining registered protection (whether in the form of trade marks, registered designs or patents), advise you on collaboration, R&D and licence agreements, and take action against those who infringe your intellectual property as well as defend you against any infringement claims.

Our considerable experiencing in assisting listed companies and well-known universities with their intellectual property needs and issues will be used for your benefit.

The strength you need

You will have a team of three partners and six lawyers to assist you with your intellectual property needs and issues, who will provide you with the advice and assistance you need. We are able to provide you with a one-stop intellectual property service which is commercial, cost-effective and proactive.

Highlights include advising Xaar, a developer and supplier of hi-tech industrial inkjet printheads, on patent licences and research and development agreements. The team also represented Aveva Group in its licensing deal with BP, and acted for Volcal International, a manufacturer of farm animal nutrients, on global licences. We have won several new innovative hi-tech clients such as MedImmune, GeoAcoustics and Pelikon.

Lawyers you can trust

Chambers said: “these IP lawyers ‘prove themselves time and time again, giving sound advice that is prompt and accurate and leaving an excellent impression of the firm.’ Distinguished by the large size of its specialist technology group, the firm provides the full range of IP services.”

Intellectual property
Intellectual property