In addition to obtaining registration of patents and designs through the filing and prosecution process, our expert practitioners also have considerable experience in European Patent Office hearings in appeals and opposition cases; providing patentability and infringement opinions; advising on semiconductor topography rights; seeking Supplementary Protection Certificates for medicinal and plant protection products; obtaining protection for plant varieties; negotiating and drafting licences and other technology transfer agreements; and maintaining a regular watching service for patent publications in a broad field, in specific subject areas, on the prosecution of a particular patent application, an opposition or an appeal.

Our attorneys are supported by in-house search facilities including computer links to the UK and European Patent Office Registers and various patent information databases, the UK and European Community Trade Mark Offices, and a CD-ROM-based Patent search system. We have a computerised records and renewals system in-house so that we are able to offer a comprehensive service to clients here in the United Kingdom and abroad. Our case management system facilitates members of the firm working together from different offices and when travelling. Should litigation become necessary, our attorneys have extensive experience of instructing specialist barristers in the UK and active involvement in the ensuing legal proceedings.

We also provide patent attorney reports for investors and in conjunction with Stock Market and Alternative Investment Market listings.