Patents
All our patent attorneys have high level technical skills, knowledge and experience. Together they cover all areas of technology and form one large resource of expert technical and legal capability.
Find out moreAll our patent attorneys have high level technical skills, knowledge and experience. Together they cover all areas of technology and form one large resource of expert technical and legal capability.
Find out moreProtecting 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.
Find out moreDesign rights are a monopoly right that protect the visual appearance of products, which can include shape, colour, materials and texture. This includes logos, characters and other two-dimensional shapes and forms.
Find out moreWe have extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on commercial transactions that are driven by IP assets.
Find out moreWe 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.
Find out moreIP strategy is the body of planned measures a business adopts, in order to use intellectual property to secure business advantage over its competitors.
Find out moreOur team of IP solicitors and attorney litigators are specialists in all aspects of IP disputes and IP dispute resolution
Find out moreAside 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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A global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare
An American Fortune 500 company, and global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials
A global electronics company and the second largest patent filer at the EPO
The third largest sportswear manufacturer in the world
An Oxfordshire AI firm, developing cutting edge autonomous driving technology
A biopharmaceutical company developing potent, multi-functional, novel differentiated medicines
Europe's leading research-intensive universities
A global, household name in innovative beauty technologies
Quantum physics innovation company leading the development of technologies in the sector
A clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing antibody therapeutics
An AIM (Alternative Investments Market) listed developer of targeted cancer therapies
A pioneering university spin-out company in the cultivated meat industry
Our highly dedicated and experienced team of attorneys and solicitors combine a broad range of legal and technical expertise with real-world commercial insight. We help our clients protect and monetise their intellectual property, and manage post-grant challenges, should they arise.
We offer broad sector and industry knowledge, plus the ability to adapt our services to specific client requirements, in an agile way.
Meet the team
Appleyard Lees brings creativity, responsiveness and effective solutions to the table every time.
Sought after by multinationals and growth stage businesses for advice on all aspects of rights clearance, filing, protection and strategy.
The team is really thoughtful and does excellent research; it also responds rapidly to any instructions.
Their professionalism and knowledge are outstanding and we wouldn't trust anyone else to be as thorough.
Work is of an exceptional standard - nothing needs to be amended or tweaked.
The team have an incredible breadth of knowledge that has supported us on patents relating to areas as diverse as software and microbiome-based therapeutics. These are challenging areas, but the team guide our strategy and fully implement it.
Appleyard Lees brings creativity, responsiveness and effective solutions to the table every time.
Sought after by multinationals and growth stage businesses for advice on all aspects of rights clearance, filing, protection and strategy.
The team is really thoughtful and does excellent research; it also responds rapidly to any instructions.
Their professionalism and knowledge are outstanding and we wouldn't trust anyone else to be as thorough.
Work is of an exceptional standard - nothing needs to be amended or tweaked.
The team have an incredible breadth of knowledge that has supported us on patents relating to areas as diverse as software and microbiome-based therapeutics. These are challenging areas, but the team guide our strategy and fully implement it.
Appleyard Lees brings creativity, responsiveness and effective solutions to the table every time.
Sought after by multinationals and growth stage businesses for advice on all aspects of rights clearance, filing, protection and strategy.
The team is really thoughtful and does excellent research; it also responds rapidly to any instructions.
Their professionalism and knowledge are outstanding and we wouldn't trust anyone else to be as thorough.
Work is of an exceptional standard - nothing needs to be amended or tweaked.
The team have an incredible breadth of knowledge that has supported us on patents relating to areas as diverse as software and microbiome-based therapeutics. These are challenging areas, but the team guide our strategy and fully implement it.
Appleyard Lees brings creativity, responsiveness and effective solutions to the table every time.
Sought after by multinationals and growth stage businesses for advice on all aspects of rights clearance, filing, protection and strategy.
The team is really thoughtful and does excellent research; it also responds rapidly to any instructions.
Their professionalism and knowledge are outstanding and we wouldn't trust anyone else to be as thorough.
Work is of an exceptional standard - nothing needs to be amended or tweaked.
The team have an incredible breadth of knowledge that has supported us on patents relating to areas as diverse as software and microbiome-based therapeutics. These are challenging areas, but the team guide our strategy and fully implement it.
The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued its decision in G1/25, providing important guidance on when the description of a European patent or patent application must be adapted following amendment of the claims. The decision confirms that description amendments are required where an inconsistency between the amended claims and the description or drawings results in non-compliance with the EPC. Crucially, however, the Enlarged Board states that the EPC does not require adaptation merely for the sake of formal concordance. G1/25 also reinforces the principles established in G1/24: claims, the description and any drawings should be interpreted holistically, rather than considering the claim wording in isolation. The decision could therefore give applicants greater scope to challenge requests to delete or amend embodiments that fall outside the claims but do not create a genuine inconsistency. It also provides potentially useful guidance for responding to clarity objections under Article 84 EPC.
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Enforcing your trade mark rights is about managing risk. But what happens when the pursuit of maintaining your registered rights against third parties becomes a risk in itself? The recent dispute between Airbnb and bnb-side, a six-room bed and breakfast on the Isle of Portland, provides a useful reminder that bigger is not always better when it comes to trade mark enforcement.
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In Fendi Italia Srl & Ors v Rolo Fashion Limited & Anor [2026] EWHC 1703 (IPEC), the court considered how damages should be calculated following the sale of counterfeit luxury goods. The decision provides useful guidance on lost profits, reasonable royalties under the “user principle”, reputational harm and additional compensation for trade mark infringement. Crucially, it highlights the evidence brand owners need to establish economic loss, and confirms that such loss will not simply be assumed.
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