Intellectual property disputes

Within our team, we have dual qualified lawyers and patent and trade mark attorneys. Our sector knowledge helps us to understand your issues and find pragmatic, cost-effective solutions.

Recent examples of our experience include:

• Enforcing Jaguar Land Rover's iconic Defender trade mark against Bombardier.
• Successfully defending a patent infringement claim brought against a stationery company.
• Securing an interim injunction for a large automotive company whose trade marks and designs were being infringed.
• Successful opposition proceedings in the UK and EU on behalf of an Indian government organisation to protect the name "Basmati".
• Advising five awarding bodies on trade mark infringement proceedings linked to the sale of fake examination certificates on the internet.
• Advising a household name engineering business on allegations that it was infringing a competitor's patent in the USA.
• Acting for a leading angling brand enforcing its IP rights in the UK.
• Acting for one of Innovate UK's Catapult centres in proceedings where one of its consultants was alleged to have misappropriated confidential information from a major US chemical conglomerate.

We have experience working with clients across a range of key sectors. We act for technology companies from SMEs to multinationals, major brands, universities and charities. Our clients include household names such as:

• Jaguar Land Rover
• Joint Council for Qualifications
• Karndean
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• University of Nottingham