Intellectual property

“The lawyers care about our company as much as we do.” Chambers & Partners

Overview

The management, protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights, are core to most modern businesses.

Our experienced commercial team advises on all the relevant issues that arise in connection with the development, acquisition, licensing, protection and use of intellectual property rights, from celebrity brands to the launch of hi-tech products and all steps in-between.

Our team represents public and private companies, groups of companies, owner-managed businesses, institutions, start-up companies, as well as sole traders and individuals. We offer the breadth and depth of experience to provide a legal service that provides judgment backed by experience.

The team combines lawyers with contentious and non-contentious experience to provide strategic advice that is relevant, pro-active and commercially practical. We deliver on time and to budget in a no-nonsense fashion.

Our work

• Advertising, marketing and sponsorship
• Brands
• Confidentiality & trade secrets
• Copyright
• Data protection & information management
• Design Rights
• Defamation & reputation management
• Franchising
• Image Rights
• Leisure & hospitality
• IT/internet
• Litigation & dispute resolution
• Media & entertainment, including:
  – Broadcasting: production, content & carriage
  – Computer and video games
  – Music
  – Publishing
  – Sport
• Patents
• Trade marks (including filings and oppositions)
• Product liability and safety
  – Regulatory compliance
  – Product recalls
  – Product defence work
• Public law
  – EU Law
  – Judicial review
  – Government consultations
  – Parliamentary Inquiries