Litigation

Successfully solving IP disputes for our clients  

In a world of ever-changing technology, there is a perception that defending and enforcing IP is more difficult than ever. We provide expert IP litigation support for our clients so that they secure their portfolio.

Our intellectual property litigation team is made up of patent and trade mark attorneys and solicitors who understand both the complexities of the law and the practical intricacies of the technologies in IP litigation disputes.

Importantly for clients, our litigation team works closely with our experienced patent and trade mark attorneys, who already have an in-depth understanding of our clients’ businesses and commercial objectives, as well as having technical knowledge which underpins their IP portfolios.

Our IP litigation services

The courts

We handle litigious cases before the specialist and higher courts in the UK, including the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Alternative dispute resolution

We have a strong track record of achieving success for our clients at trial, however, we are also committed to using alternative forms of dispute resolution, where appropriate. Our experience includes conducting informal negotiation and employing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) formats such as mediation and arbitration.

Patent litigation

Our litigation team has extensive experience and many years of dealing with a broad range of patent cases before the UK (in the High Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the Court of Appeal), sometimes whilst managing parallel proceedings. Our patent litigation work covers a breadth of industries.

Trade mark litigation

Our litigation team has a wealth of experience in dealing with a broad range of trade mark cases before the UK and European courts, sometimes whilst managing parallel proceedings. We have an envious track-record of negotiating amicable settlements, often at an early stage, or during the course of proceedings. Our trade mark attorneys are experts at preparing coexistence agreements to formalise settlement terms.

Our litigation experience

We have experience of representing a broad range of clients across the spectrum of industries – we are proud to represent numerous sector-leading players in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals and IT through to chemistry and biotechnology.

Our litigation team

Our litigation team provides sound, decisive advice and will give you an honest, jargon-free assessment of the merits of the case, as well as the best strategies to adopt.

Trends in IP litigation – a report by Mathys & Squire

In recent years, it seems that the over-arching attitudes of business leaders towards the value of both IP and specialist IP law firms have progressed significantly. As a leading intellectual property law firm, we wanted to explore this trend in more detail.

Our research confirms that while a majority of businesses see IP as a key priority, many are failing to recognise the full potential of their IP.

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Expert patent & trade mark litigation services

With a view to the future, we have the rights to represent clients at the new Unified Patent Court in London, Munich and Paris, and already have team members with the necessary high-level language skills.

Our team are patent litigation experts, having worked on high profile patent disputes, such as successfully defending our client British Gas in an infringement case brought to the British High Court.

We also have a wealth of experience in trade mark litigation, with an enviable record of settling disputes early with an amicable settlement. Our alternative dispute resolution team are highly skilled and resourced to ensure positive results for our clients in the UK and abroad.

Read more examples of our excellent work resolving patent and trade mark disputes on our experience page.

Why choose us?

Our experienced trade mark and patent attorneys possess the depth and understanding of our clients’ businesses and technologies, which is essential to obtaining a successful result in litigation.

We are value and results driven – our team recognises and understands that clients want a commercial result and the aim is not to set legal precedent, but for the infringement to stop and for our client to make a solid return on their investment.

This depth and understanding of our clients’ objectives is combined with the experience and strategic skills, down to earth approach and unrelenting focus of our lawyers, ensuring the strongest team possible in advancing our clients’ cases.

We are sensitive to and fully understand the implications of multi-jurisdictional litigation. Our attorneys use their relationships with trusted attorneys where necessary, to ensure the conduct of the litigation.

Our litigation team provides sound, decisive advice and will give you an honest, jargon-free assessment of the merits of the case, as well as the best strategies to adopt.

We have experience of representing a broad range of clients across the spectrum of industries – we are proud to represent numerous sector-leading players in industries ranging from pharmaceutical and IT through to chemistry and biotechnology.

Contact us

Call us now on +44 (0)20 7830 0000 and we will give you a call back to discuss your enquiry. We aim to respond to submissions as quickly as possible. If you would prefer to email us, find email details for each of our offices here.

*Please note that these contact details are for general enquiries only  and is not monitored for case related instructions. If in doubt, please call +44 (0)20 7830 0000.

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