PRACTICE AREA

Intellectual Property

Overview

Our experienced Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers provide expert advice across the full spectrum of IP rights, including copyright, trade marks and brand management, as well as passing off, design rights and patents. 

We advise on every stage of IP development – from the registration, protection, portfolio management, commercialisation and enforcement of IP rights, revenue generation and internationalisation. We work with clients to understand and devise national and international brand protection strategies based on cost, time and risk to suit their commercial needs.

We advise on corporate structuring for IP, exploiting IP rights and tech transfer agreements, as well as the IP aspects of substantial commercial or corporate deals. We also handle UK and international trade mark and design filings. 

On the contentious side, we zealously enforce and defend IP infringement claims and undertake trade mark and design prosecution work, filing and defending trade mark oppositions at a national and international level. Unusually for a UK-based law firm, we are also able to represent clients before the EUIPO. 

We can also help with domain name disputes and advise at the intersection of IP and competition law. 

Our services include IP registration and protection, IP portfolio management, commercialisation and licensing, enforcement of IP rights, brand strategy, defending IP infringement, IP prosecution, brand promotion-related social media and influencer agreements.

Key Contact

Cordelia Payne, Consultant Partner, smiling for a formal headshot.
Consultant Partner

Work highlights

  • Successfully defending a series of simultaneous EU trade mark oppositions over five years on behalf of a large renewable energy company, against an EU-based competitor, which reached the Fifth Board of Appeal.
  • Successfully defending copyright and unregistered design right infringement claims made by an iconic British interior design company in relation various pieces of furniture manufactured, designed and sold by our internationally renowned client.
  • Devising international brand protection strategies for a number of large, multi-national clients.
  • Carrying out IP audit work in conjunction with a government funded initiative to help support young businesses with growth potential.
  • Advising Trinity Brands, the owner of high-end fashion labels, on all business operations matters, including protecting the IP owned by the brands in the group and various IP licensing arrangements.
  • Advising SNC Mission Systems UK Limited in relation to reviewing and protecting its intellectual property rights across the company’s main brand and its products and systems.
  • Advising Numeris Footwear Limited on all aspects of its IP.
  • Successfully defending three linked trade mark oppositions before the Fifth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO which took over four years on behalf of BIPV Co Limited.
  • Succeeding in EUTM Opposition proceedings against Moeve (formerly CESPA) the international energy conglomerate.

What our clients say

The team are highly responsive, friendly and have strong knowledge of the industry.

The team is very knowledgeable and responsive. They understand our business and provide proactive and solutions-driven advice.

Straightforward to work with, sensible advice to get things done with minimum fuss.

Available to call upon when we need to provide expert advice. Easy to work with and reliable in keeping us updated as registrations progress over a prolonged period.

Awards

The Intellectual Property Team is ranked Tier 2 in the Legal 500 

Cordelia is listed as Recommended in the Legal 500 for their work in Intellectual Property

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