Welcome

Most of our clients own intellectual property without even realising it. It is often the bedrock of their business and may range from their company name, their logo or trading style, as well as the core of their business which may include things they are designing, inventing and manufacturing. Essentially, anything that you or your company produces that is new or novel could fall within the definition of intellectual property. We are here to help you protect and exploit these valuable business assets as well as acting on your behalf should others attempt to steal your ideas

Our specialist team of lawyers in the Intellectual Property Team is one of the strongest intellectual property teams in the East Midlands. They are talented and experienced lawyers who are equipped to advise you generally on the importance of IP issues and the importance of IP in your business.

Set out below are examples of general IP commercial work that we do:-

• Licensing, merchandising and franchising agreements
• Advising on research and development collaborations
• IP aspects of corporate transactions
• Advice on the application of the competition rules to intellectual property licences
• Trade Mark applications

Set out below are examples of IP litigation work that we do:-

• Trade Mark and copyright infringement claims
• Patent infringement claims
• Defending and prosecuting passing off claims
  
• Defamation actions
  
• Applications and oppositions before the Trade Marks Registry
  
• Website and Domain name disputes
  
  
  

Key Personnel:

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