Intellectual property

As technological advances continue apace, the ideas, innovation and branding of a company are often its principal assets. The need to protect, exploit and maximise the value of intellectual property rights is therefore crucial for businesses both young and established.

How can we help?

Our dedicated Intellectual Property team appreciate that intellectual property is a vital ingredient of commercial success and are adept at quickly demystifying the issues to produce simple and practical solutions for businesses, both large and small.

Whether you need help protecting inventions, ideas, brands or business methods, our lawyers are vastly experienced in tackling the whole spectrum of intellectual property problems, both contentious and non-contentious.

Our intellectual property services

• Trade marks and branding – we can help with trade mark and brand name registration and advise on licensing and domain name issues
• Copyright – the team counsels publishers, authors, software companies and designers on all manner of copyright issues
• Designs – we can let you know if a design is protected or can be protected by registration, and talk you through licensing issues
• Confidential information - from standard non-disclosure agreements to tailored protection solutions for trade secrets
• Patents – we advise on patentability, the patent application process, licensing and are also on hand to help tackle infringement