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 moreIntelligent management of intellectual property can fuel business growth, massively impact the bottom line, and frame the future of an organisation. Whether your organisation is evolving, or is well-established in the market, we understand that careful management of intellectual property is integral to your commercial success.
Choose us for who we are
Appleyard Lees’ attorneys are some of the best and brightest, with specialisms spanning all areas of the life sciences, including pharmaceuticals and biotech. As many of our attorneys come from in-house positions in industry, we understand the importance of providing commercially relevant and clear advice, particularly related to integrating IP into business strategy.
Choose us for the experience we offer our clients
Appleyard Lees is large enough to offer a full range of IP services and specialist knowledge relevant to companies working in the life sciences space, yet is small enough to be agile and collaborative. Our attorneys’ experience includes capturing inventions, drafting and prosecuting patent applications and managing due diligence matters. Our systems and processes ensure smooth case management and facilitate straightforward communication with our clients. We work with start-up companies, leading universities and large corporates.
Choose us for our solutions
Our solutions are flexible and tailored to achieve our clients’ objectives. We have the expertise and commercial awareness required to effectively partner with and provide strategic support to our clients, at any point in the patenting process. Our advice and approaches are adjusted according to our clients’ business aims, on a case-by-case basis.
Our practice areas include:
- Agriscience
- AI and Machine Learning in drug discovery
- Antibodies
- Bacteriotherapy and microbiome
- Bioinformatics
- Biological deposits
- Biosensors
- Diagnostic methods and tools
- Fermentation
- Gene therapy
- Genetic engineering
- Genetically modified organisms
- Genomics
- Immunology
- Immunotherapy
- Medical devices
- Medical treatment regimes
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- Oncology
- Personalised medicine
- Industrial biotechnology
- Pharmaceuticals
- Plant science
- Protein biochemistry
- RNA interference
- Stem cells
- Vaccinology
- Virology
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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.
Find out moreDesigns
Design 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 moreTransactional IP
We have extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on commercial transactions that are driven by IP assets.
Find out moreCopyright
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.
Find out moreIP 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.
Find out moreIP disputes
Our team of IP solicitors and attorney litigators are specialists in all aspects of IP disputes and IP dispute resolution
Find out moreIP 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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