Our UK and European patent attorneys have achieved the highest levels of qualification in a wide range of specialist technical backgrounds.
This, alongside significant legal IP expertise, means we can advise you on the best approach to formal patent protection for your ideas and innovation, whatever the technology.
Patents are a valuable commercial tool, protecting the investment of time and money in R&D and essential in protecting market share. Our attorneys can help R&D teams identify, capture and protect patent-worthy innovation to ensure the best returns for their creativity. As a leading UK filer of patents, our attorneys have extensive expertise in guiding clients through the patent prosecution process, adding value at each stage. Our services include:
Pre-filing advice, including patentability searches
Landscape searching with a view to strategic use of IP
Drafting patent applications for new inventions
Filing and prosecuting patent applications
Representing and advising clients in contentious matters at the European Patent Office and in the English courts
Qualified to act as representatives before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Providing freedom to operate opinions
Providing advice on filing strategies and commercialisation strategies
Transactional work relating to the licensing and assignment of patents and related rights
Due diligence exercises to assess the merits of portfolios
IP audits
Cost projections