We help you obtain, protect and exploit your intellectual property.

We're a leading intellectual property firm, specialising in British, European and international patent, trade mark, design and copyright law, from strategy and protection through to litigation and dispute resolution. We're ranked as a top-tier UK firm in The Legal 500.

Our firm

Globally, we’ve filed more than:

140,000

patents

74,000

trade marks

10,000

registered designs

  • Our services

    We advise clients on all aspects of British, European and international patent, trade mark, design and copyright law.

  • Patents

    We've filed more than 140,000 patents.

  • Trade marks

    We've filed more than 74,000 trade marks.

  • Designs

    We've filed more than 10,000 registered designs.

  • Copyright

    Copyright protects a very broad range of what can be described as ‘creative’ activities.

Our Clients

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Automotive, engineering & industry

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Secure Micro

Navigating computer-implemented invention patents

Our automotive and software knowledge, and experience in computer-implemented inventions, enabled us to secure patents for an innovative start-up.

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Consumer & brands

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END.

Putting an END to domain name infringement

We found a smart, low-cost, alternative way to deal with trade mark infringement for a world-famous clothing retailer.

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Chemistry & materials technologies

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Colour Tone Masterbatch Ltd

A masterstroke in plastic recycling

We secured global patent protection for a new black colourant for plastics which will enable more to be recycled using infrared sorting technology.

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Navigating computer-implemented invention patents

Putting an END to domain name infringement

A masterstroke in plastic recycling

Our people

Dr Andrew Alton

Partner - Leeds

0113 245 2388

Alison Cole

Senior Trade Mark Attorney - London

020 3904 3365

Dr Tahsin Ali Kassam

Patent Assistant - Milton Keynes

01908 666 645

Our people

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24-03-2020

COVID-19 — our plan and response

Read our latest guidance about the coronavirus and why it remains business as usual for us.

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Industry news

18-02-2020

A guide to intellectual property in the creative industries — protecting pitches, brands and concepts

Grasp the IP basics and learn how to harness it to add value to your business and clients.

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