Patents and inventions
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Protecting and exploiting your patents and inventions is essential to realising their value for your business. From advising you in connection with the process of filing patents and liaising with our third party patents agents, our experts focus on your best interests.
How our intellectual property lawyers can help you
We offer practical, commercial advice in connection with the exploitation and commercialisation of patents and inventions.
We can help you with preparation of licences, knowledge transfer agreements, assignments, research and development collaboration agreements and management of your patent portfolio. We can also support you with exploitation of your patents and enforcement of your patent rights.
Working closely with our commercial team, we have considerable experience in the commercialisation of intellectual property rights including patents, methodologies and business processes.
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Our clients
We work with a range of clients helping them protect their patents and inventions including:
- big brands
- technical and science-focussed businesses
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Our experience
- Acted for Princes Ltd against the appeal raised by Etablissements Paul Paulet relating to the previous revocation of a patent in 26 European jurisdictions by the European Patent Office
- Significant clients: Coats PLC, Boodle & Dunthorne, Coffee Republic Retail, Rayware, Innova Mill
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FAQs
How can you help us manage our patent portfolio?
Our in-house patent administrator can attend to renewal of established patent portfolios and our team works closely with external patent attorney firms who are able to assist our clients with patent filing, prosecution and management services.
How can you help us with patent exploitation?
Our patent exploitation services help you to realise and maximise the value of your patents. We can help you to devise the right approach for the sale of companies or assets where technology, know-how and confidential information are significant factors.
How can you help us to enforce our patent rights?
We can liaise with external patent attorney firms in connection with the enforcement of your patent rights in relation to any proceedings brought before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court or the High Court.
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