IP Development Legal Services

Your brand represents your reputation, values and identity in the marketplace. We can advise businesses on every aspect of trade mark protection, helping secure rights that safeguard the integrity of their brands. From conducting clearance searches and advising on registrability to managing applications and responding to oppositions, we provide strategic support throughout the process. We can also help you to develop robust brand protection strategies to address infringement risks and maintain the strength of your brand as you grow into new sectors and territories.

Our specialist lawyers can advise you on your copyright across a wide range of assets, including written materials, marketing campaigns, content, software, designs and digital creations. Our team helps businesses understand ownership rights, manage collaborations and establish clear contractual arrangements that preserve commercial value.

We advise on both inherent unregistered rights that may subsist in your product design and help with what more you can do by way of registration.  We handle filings through the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and regularly act for clients in complex design right disputes.

Strong contractual arrangements are essential to unlocking the value of intellectual property. We can draft, negotiate and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements, including licensing arrangements, assignments, confidentiality agreements, collaboration agreements and research and development contracts. Our approach focuses on balancing legal protection with commercial practicality and solutions, ensuring agreements support your business objectives.

When disputes arise, businesses require pragmatic advice focused on protecting commercial interests. We can assist you with a range of intellectual property disputes, including trade mark, copyright or design rights infringement, passing off, ownership disagreements and breaches of confidentiality. Our specialist lawyers will provide you with clear assessments of risk and practical guidance on the options available, including negotiation, mediation and formal proceedings where necessary. Our aim is to seek commercially sensible resolutions that minimise disruption.

Businesses operating in fast-moving markets need legal advisers who understand both innovation and commercial reality. We support organisations throughout the lifecycle of product and service development, helping identify opportunities, mitigate risks and structure arrangements that supports business growth.