INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our team supports clients in protecting, commercialising and enforcing their intellectual property and technology assets across the UK, US and globally.
With over 150 qualified intellectual property lawyers and patent professionals, we offer deep expertise in UK Ministry of Defence IP policy, DEFCONs, and international IP frameworks. We provide strategic guidance on intellectual property issues arising in government contracts and global trade, helping clients navigate complex cross-border challenges. Our team also includes more than 30 specialists focused on resolving domestic and multinational IP disputes, and we regularly advise on privacy and data security matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations in defence-related contracts.
Our intellectual property, technology, and data team regularly supports our clients’ needs in the following areas:
- Resolving patent, trademark, copyright, design, and other IP infringement, validity, opposition and entitlement disputes in UK, U.S and EU courts and patent offices, as well as by international arbitration. Our experience includes assisting clients with related antirust/unfair competition claims as well as with cross-border disputes
- Conducting detailed patent investigations and analyses in all technical areas and procuring patents in the US., UK, the European Patent Office, and in other international patent offices throughout the world
- Representing clients in inter partes and post-grant review proceedings
- Clearing, registering, and maintaining trademarks and designs throughout the world
- Developing worldwide anti-infringement and anticounterfeiting strategies and protocols for leading brands
- Structuring and negotiating complex IP transactions, including licensing arrangements, research and development agreements, collaboration agreements, technology joint ventures and strategic alliances, among others
- Advising clients in sponsorship, advertising, sweepstakes and promotions, merchandising, and franchising arrangements.
Ranked in Chambers & Partners in both the UK and US
2024
