How we can help protect your IP
We are a focussed, specialist group of IP attorneys representing and advising multinational companies that carry out leading research and development to obtain, manage and defend their worldwide IP rights, and to challenge third-party IP rights. We also advise on due diligence, freedom to operate, patentability, infringement and mergers and acquisitions matters.
We have a multidisciplinary team, with technical backgrounds and experience in the chemical and biological fields, as well as a wealth of experience in brand protection. Our IP attorneys represent a major global agribusiness and a leading player in animal health and aquaculture. We are ideally placed to protect your innovations in food production technology via patents, plant variety rights (also known as plant breeder rights), supplementary protection certificates and trade marks.
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We identified a fatal flaw and entirely revoked a competitor’s patent on the rare basis of insufficiency.
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Meet our team
Ian Byworth
Partner - Patents / Trade marks
Dr Simon Mitchell
Partner - Patents
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