Our Intellectual Property (IP) team advises on all matters related to IP, from identifying rights to the protection of those rights internationally.
IP is a key asset of any business.
Our IP team has extensive experience of advising clients in connection with the identification and registration of IP.
We advise clients on the registration of IP rights both in the UK and internationally. We also advise on various forms of licensing and exploitation of IP rights, ranging from software and trade mark licences to international royalty arrangements.
As IP is such a key asset it is often the case that robust and speedy action is required in order to protect a client’s IP. We have extensive experience of taking action to protect our clients’ IP both in the UK and internationally.
Lidl sued Tesco for trademark, passing off, and copyright infringement over the use of its blue and yellow logo. Lidl's concerns were that Tesco's Clubcard Prices promotion used similar colours and graphics to their branding, which could confuse customers and dilute Lidl's brand.
Police in Shropshire have recovered £50,000 worth of counterfeit fashion and sports goods as part of an ongoing crackdown on the problem of ‘fake goods’ all across the country.
Over five years £105 million worth of unwanted stock has been destroyed by the upmarket British label.
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