Our role is to enable you to make the most of your intellectual property assets through protection, enforcement, commercialization and audits.

Our intellectual property lawyers advise on the appropriate forms of protection available and assist you to obtain relevant protections whether through registered rights such as trade marks to protect your brand, designs, or patents protecting inventions, or unregistered rights such as copyright or the protection of trade secrets and confidential information.

An issue you may face is the unauthorized registration and/or use of your intellectual property. We provide advice and will represent you in addressing this, with a focus on dispute resolution where possible or swift action, whether in the Courts or intellectual property tribunals, where it is not. If you receive or are threatened with a claim, our intellectual property litigation experts will advise you on the merits and assist in resolving the issue, whether negotiated settlement or robust defense.

Your intellectual property is a very valuable asset and its value may be maximized through licensing, acquisitions or disposals. Our team advises on a broad range of commercial needs from research, development and joint ventures to franchising and merchandising and of course supporting you with the IP aspects of acquisitions or disposals.

Our Intellectual Property law expertise Working globally with colleagues across all relevant legal disciplines, our integrated approach for clients from the largest multi-nationals to start-ups ensures seamless advice across all your commercial requirements from inception to market. We understand the importance of your IP whatever your size.