Intellectual property

Intellectual property protects intangible assets, including new ideas, technology, products, software, creative works, and brands.

What do we do?

Our intellectual property experts help to protect and commercialise the intangible assets that make a business stand out from the crowd. Whether it’s technical ideas, brands, creative works or software, we can help.

Combining a deep technical knowledge of the law with straightforward commercial pragmatism, we focus on finding intelligent solutions that work for businesses. We advise on all areas of intellectual property law, including trade marks, patents, passing off, copyright, confidential information and domain names.

We have a unique proposition within the Gateley group: dedicated patent and trade mark attorney teams at Adamson Jones and Symbiosis IP working side-by-side with solicitors at Gateley Legal. This means you have access to specialist expertise for IP protection and assessment, alongside joined-up thinking with wider commercial considerations.

Brand protection

We help brand owners to protect, exploit and enforce the rights of their brands. Our intellectual property services include trade mark and copyright advice, licensing, and enforcement.

Licences and contracts

We can help to commercialise and exploit IP rights effectively through licences and collaboration, technology transfer, R&D, media and confidentiality agreements.

Trade mark applications and management

We blend solicitor and trade mark attorney expertise, to provide all the trade mark services a company might need in one place. We are experienced at advising on clearance searches, UK and international trade mark filings, portfolio management, and disputes.

IP disputes

Our IP disputes team is highly skilled at resolving intellectual property issues of all kinds, including court proceedings, trade mark registry disputes, patent and design infringement, domain name disputes, and social media takedowns.

Patent attorneys

Our patent attorney team is made up of technical experts specialising in the fields of life sciences, medical devices, engineering, pharmaceuticals, software, biotechnology, and electronics. We can readily understand patentable technology and its significance in specific industry sectors.

Who do we help?

We help organisations of all sizes protect their intellectual property rights, from start-ups and owner-managed SMEs to academic institutions and multinationals. Through Symbiosis IP we have a particular specialism assisting clients in the life sciences sector.