Our services:
- Drafting patent specifications
- Invention review and pre-filing advice
- Filing patent applications in the UK, Europe and internationally
- Navigating the patent application process through to acceptance
- Patent term extensions
- Providing patentability and product freedom to operate searches and opinions
- IP audits and invention harvesting
- Patent due diligence and advising on patents related to transactions
- Patent watches and monitoring competitor’s patent portfolios
- Monitoring and maintaining a patent portfolio with strategic review and advice
- Defending patents from third party challenges, including opposition and revocation proceedings
- Infringement opinions and advice on enforcing patent rights
- Patent litigation — enforcement and defence
- Advising on commercial agreements including assignments, licences, securities and co-ownerships
- Licensing
- Restoration of patents
- IP awareness and staff training
We've got it covered
Click on the sections below to find out more about patents and how we can help.
Why you should patent an invention
A patent is a valuable business asset and an important commercial tool, and can be used in many different ways.
How to get a patent
In order to be awarded a patent, an invention must be ‘novel’ and ‘inventive’ at the date it is filed.
The patent procedure
The procedure for obtaining a patent in the UK can be broadly divided into five main stages: filing, search, publication, examination and grant.
Filing patents internationally
You must file separate patent applications in each country where protection is required. There are options for making the process of obtaining multiple international patents more straightforward, efficient and cost effective.
Patent infringement
Any person will also infringe your patent if they sell, offer for sale, import, export or use any product or process that falls within the scope of your patent.
Patent box — tax relief
It’s possible to pay a lower rate of corporation tax through the UK Government’s Patent Box scheme.
Case studies
Case Study
Anonymous medical client
Taking a scalpel to a European patent
We identified a fatal flaw and entirely revoked a competitor’s patent on the rare basis of insufficiency.
Case Study
Floreon
A solution to the world’s packaging problem?
Plastic pollution is a major problem. Floreon might just have the solution. We secured European protection for its innovative degradable plastics.
Case Study
SIG
Safer, more efficient external cladding
Our technical knowledge of the science behind the invention helped us to secure patent protection for SIG’s cladding.
Blog posts
Patents
05-10-2018
A sparkling example of how patents can be used to provide industry insight
What's next for the synthetic diamond market after De Beers' entry?
IP tips
24-09-2018
A faster way to patent green technologies
Here's how you can fast-track your green tech patents, bringing your products to market quicker.
Patents
02-07-2018
IP opportunities in autonomous and electric vehicles
Discover opportunities to protect IP rights in the development of autonomous and electric vehicles.
Key people
Meet some of our patents team.
Dr Alan Jones
Partner - Cardiff
Dr Andrew Alton
Partner - Leeds
Dr Cerian Jones
Partner - Cardiff | Bristol
Dr Garry Stuttard
Partner - Leeds
Ian Byworth
Partner - Newcastle
Mark Davies
Partner - Cardiff
Mark Green
Partner - London
Dr Martin Neilson
Partner - Leeds
Martin Vinsome
Partner - Newcastle
Dr Neil Pawlyn
Partner - Cardiff
Robert Orr
Partner - Leeds
Dr Simon Mitchell
Partner - London
Simon Raynor
Partner - Milton Keynes
Tom Baker
Partner - Cardiff
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