INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PROTECTION SOLICITORS

EXPERIENCED AT WORKING WITH BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES in all things involving intellectual property

• An excellent reputation on IP matters

  Our Chambers-rated team have earned an excellent reputation for helping businesses from start-ups to global household names, charities and public sector bodies, to protect, defend and exploit their intellectual property.

• How we can help your business

  We specialise in drafting and negotiating intellectual property agreements and advise clients on intellectual property clauses contained in commercial agreements.

  The types of contracts we can help with include:

  • non-disclosure agreements/confidentiality agreements
  • licences and assignments involving trademarks, copyrights, designs, patents and other intellectual property
  • co-operation and joint venture agreements involving intellectual property
  • research and development agreements
  • manufacturing agreements
  • commissioning and consultancy agreements
  • merchandising, franchising and sponsorship agreements
  • other commercial agreements that involve intellectual property
  • intellectual property disputes.

• By your side should things go wrong

  If things go wrong and you need help with defending your brand, our nationally recognised litigators can help.

  We can assist you with:

  • trademark and passing off litigation
  • patent litigation
  • design litigation
  • copyright litigation
  • breach of confidential restrictions
  • dispute resolution services involving intellectual property.

• You’re in good company

  When you work with us, you know you’re in good company. We recently advised a large national distributor whose operations include over 400 stores on an alleged patent, copyright and unregistered design right infringement with potentially significant sums due to the level of sales of the alleged infringing products.

  Our knowledge of the clients’ business and wholesale and retail operation assisted with the defence of the claim and the case successfully settled before trial.