Intellectual Property

In today’s fast-moving world, it is innovation that drives business, but it is patents, copyright, design rights and related rights which turn new ideas into capital assets. In our consumer orientated economy, brands compete for our attention through a galaxy of new media, but without the protection of the laws of trade marks, passing off and unfair competition, brands are worthless. Today, as never before, intellectual property law is a vital tool in the creation and protection of these dynamic business assets.

Our intellectual property lawyers are on hand to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, offering innovative solutions in an innovative world. We believe it is essential to gain a firm understanding your objectives before applying our expertise to provide tailored solutions to meet your business needs.

Our clients range from large enterprises, to SMEs and entrepreneurs. We advise on all aspects of copyright and related rights, design protection, trade marks, passing off and unfair competition, patents, know-how, information technology, Internet domain names and the law of confidentiality. We also advise on the related area of competition law.

We provide a full service from the acquisition and protection of intellectual property, through to its commercial use and the handling of infringement and other contentious issues.

Our intellectual property team is experienced in fighting high-profile intellectual property litigation and has an acknowledged reputation for the protection of intellectual property rights in the international arena.  At all times we adopt a commercial approach to achieve the best results for our clients.

We advise on preparing and negotiating contracts for all aspects of the management and exploitation of intellectual property. This includes sales and purchases, assignments and licensing, publishing agreements, co-existence agreements, research and development agreements, technology transfer agreements, franchise agreements, confidentiality agreements, computer software agreements and agreements relating to the Internet, websites and e-commerce.