Litigation services

Patents

Patents remain one of the most potent IP rights that give businesses competitive advantage. They need to be asserted carefully and judiciously. Likewise, defending patent actions requires the ability to develop meaningful, realistic and cost-effective strategies, defences and counter claims.

Whether you are looking to assert a patent or defend an action, your lawyers must be able to demonstrate an indepth knowledge of patent law and practice as well as a fundamental understanding of the technology concerned, the business objectives and commercial backdrop to the dispute.

We deliver on all of these criteria. Our lawyers have considerable experience in handling patent disputes - regularly appearing before the specialist Judges of the Patents Court. In addition, to cover a multitude of different technical disciplines, many of us have technical backgrounds to degree level in diverse sciences such as chemistry, physiology, chemical engineering, neuroscience, electronics, zoology to name but a few. We consistently seek out creative approaches to litigation using all available procedure through the UK courts to deliver results to clients.

Our close working relationship with our patent and trade mark attorney colleagues means we are able to draw on their technical assistance in technically complex and specialist cases where understanding of the technology to a PhD level or above is essential. Being part of the Marks & Clerk group means that we provide clients with a seamless service without the need to involve two or more independent service providers.

Patent litigation is one of our key strengths. Our work ranges from asserting and defending infringement claims of GB and EP (UK) patents through to acting in disputes concerning patent licences and other rights, entitlement disputes, rights to employee compensation and, most importantly, actively participating and co-ordinating multi-national patent litigation working closely with European, US and Japanese advisors.

For more information, contact us.