Intellectual Property and Information Technology

Intellectual Property and technology are central to almost every successful business. Our specialist group provides advice on these and other legal issues to technology, media and pharmaceutical companies, as well as brand owners and purchasers of technology.

Commercial awareness and an understanding of technology compliment the technical skills of these lawyers who are consistently recommended by the two main guides to the legal profession, Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession and Legal 500. In 2005 the Chambers Guide said that "clients raved about the strong team and its outstanding service on a range of contractual and contentious matters."

Our lawyers are also members of a number of sector-focused organisations which help ensure we are involved in high level discussions on industry developments. These include:

• Intellectual Property Lawyers Association 
• Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys 
• Anti-Counterfeiting Group 
• Society for Computers and Law 
• Law Society European Group
• The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

We are also an ACID (Anti Copying in Design) Accredited Law Firm and provide a wide range of legal services to its members on both contentious and non-contentious matters. We work proactively with ACID on various industry specific initiatives to enhance membership benefits as well as providing practical, commercial solutions to meet the needs of its diverse membership. More information about the benefits of being an ACID member can be found by visiting their website www.acid.uk.com.