Intellectual property
Patents
From life sciences to new
media, for businesses across a wide range
of sectors, IP is a major asset. The protection of new
inventions is vital and the exploitation of technology is key to
business success.
We provide industry-focused advice and tactical guidance to
multinational clients across the business spectrum.
Our expert team of patent lawyers can assist clients to derive
the maximum benefit from their patent portfolio through licensing
and technology transfer and, where required, through enforcement of
such rights. We can also assist clients overcome other
party's patent rights by assisting in developing design arounds
and, if necessary, defending patent infringement proceedings.
The majority of lawyers in our patents team have a science or
engineering background and specialise in IP litigation. We
have extensive experience advising on patent infringement issues
and conducting disputes in a variety of tribunals from the Patent
Office through to the European Court of Justice. We strive to
resolve disputes quickly and inexpensively through the use of
alternative dispute resolution and other methods.
Some of the services we provide include:
- strategic guidance and innovation audits
- patent validity and infringement clearance
searches
- patent portfolio management
- opposition to third-party patents
- enforcement and dispute resolution
- portfolio evaluations and due diligence
- commercial exploitation, licensing and
transfers
- patent revocation
- tax and transfer pricing
- competition issues
- manufacturing, research and development
agreements
- corporate technology commercialisations (including JVs,
finance raising, stockmarket
listings)