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Intellectual Property

Our team of 20 intellectual property experts deliver non-contentious and contentious services through an integrated national offering.

Our approach is to consider all aspects of our clients' reputation, product development and commercialisation. We call this approach "Brand 360", considering all legal and commercial aspects in their entirety.

Our practice covers areas including: patents, know-how, trademarks, copyright, database rights, domain names, R&D agreements, licensing portfolio management, breach of confidence, brand protections, rights clearance, advertising and marketing, counterfeit, and publishing.

We are proud of the innovations we introduce for our clients, which include: a new type of court order in the pharmaceutical sector and an approach to software licensing negotiations which deliver huge cost savings.

We have extensive experience of drafting and negotiating IP licensing deals, including those with museums, galleries, sporting bodies, and broadcasting and media organisations.

What our clients say

"The team's conduct, advice and overall administration were exemplary." Chambers UK, 2017

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