Our patent attorneys
& patent services

All our patent attorneys have high level technical skills, knowledge and experience, within their own scientific or engineering disciplines.

 Together, our patent attorneys cover all areas of technology and form one large resource of expert technical and legal capability. We can advise our clients comprehensively and efficiently in all technical areas – whether engineering, electronics, IT, biotech, life sciences or chemistry. Increasingly, inventions are multi-disciplinary and our attorneys are efficient in working together in small teams, in order to handle such inventions optimally.

However, our clients need much more than technical and legal expertise from us. Our attorneys have the commercial skills necessary to understand our clients’ businesses; and strong communication skills – the ability to listen, analyse, explain and persuade.

Our attorneys are experts in securing protection for our clients, but also work with our clients in many other ways, where patent attorney skills are paramount.

Identification and protection

  • Identifying your requirements and providing the right team of attorneys
  • Working with you to identify your patentable inventions effectively
  • Preparing high quality applications – a cornerstone activity
  • Prosecuting and maintaining patent rights throughout their lifecycle
  • Creating and implementing national/global filing strategies

Competitor and strategic issues

  • Conducting infringement clearance studies to safeguard your new product launches
  • Advising on the validity of competitor patents
  • Carrying out competitor studies and landscape reviews
  • Transacting patents by negotiating sales and purchases, and licences in and out
  • Developing strategies which maximise your financial benefit

Disputes, oppositions and appeals

  • Conducting opposition or limitation proceedings at the European Patent Office
  • Obtaining Opinions at the UK Intellectual Property Office
  • Defending our clients’ patents, challenging invalid competitor patents
  • Managing disputes, including oppositions and appeals, and IP litigation in general
  • Negotiating settlement agreements when this is the best course for our clients

Our sectors

Electrical, electronics, computing

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Mechanics, engineering, physics

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Life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals

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Chemistry, materials

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Other services

Trade marks

Protecting brand assets with trade marks allows businesses of all sizes to invest in their brand with confidence, build brand equity and leverage that equity for growth.

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Designs

We have an outstanding team of design specialists. Our team includes attorneys, solicitors and paralegals so that we can deal effectively with any situation that may arise.

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Copyright

We have an outstanding team of copyright experts. Our team includes registered design attorneys, solicitors and paralegals so that we can deal effectively with any situation that may arise.

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IP strategy

IP strategy is the body of planned measures a business adopts, in order to use intellectual property to secure business advantage over its competitors.

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IP disputes

Our team of IP solicitors and attorney litigators are specialists in all aspects of IP disputes and IP dispute resolution

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IP legal support, training & patent renewals

Aside from our core areas of expertise, we are able to offer various support services which supplement or expand on these core areas.

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Get in touch

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