Trademark and IP lawyers for the brands you build.
Your name, logo and creative work are among the most valuable things your business owns. We help you secure them, use them commercially and defend them.
Protecting a brand starts before launch
Choosing a new business or product name is exciting, but it carries risk. If a similar mark is already in use or registered, you may be forced to rebrand after investing heavily in it. Our trademark lawyers carry out clearance checks before you commit, and tell you plainly whether the name is likely to be safe to use and register.
Our intellectual property services
- Trademark clearance searches and risk assessments
- Filing and managing trademark applications
- Responding to objections and oppositions
- Renewals and recording changes of ownership
- Licensing and assignment agreements for brands and content
- Advice on ownership of work created by employees and contractors
- Action against infringement, imitation and passing off
- Monitoring for conflicting marks
Using your rights commercially
Intellectual property creates value when it is used. We draft licences that let others use your brand or content on terms you control, and assignments that transfer ownership cleanly when a business is sold or restructured. We also make sure your contracts with designers, developers and contractors leave the rights where they should be: with your business.
When someone copies you
If a competitor adopts a confusingly similar name, copies your designs or uses your content, we assess the strength of your rights and recommend a proportionate response. Many cases are resolved by a firm, well-reasoned letter. Where they are not, we advise on the formal options available.
Building an IP strategy that grows with you
A young business may need only one registered name. As it grows, it may add product names, logos, new markets and licensing partners. We help you plan which rights to secure first, which can wait, and how to keep the portfolio tidy as it expands, with renewal dates tracked and ownership records kept accurate.
We also review your existing contracts with employees, designers and partners, because unclear ownership is one of the most common and most avoidable intellectual property problems a business faces.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I register my trademark?
Registration usually gives a business stronger, clearer rights than relying on use alone, and makes it easier to stop others using a similar mark. We can advise whether registration makes sense for your name and logo.
What can be registered as a trademark?
Typically words, logos and combinations of the two that distinguish your goods or services from those of others. Descriptive or generic terms are harder to register, which is one reason clearance advice is valuable.
Who owns a logo designed by a freelancer?
It depends on the contract with the designer. Without a written assignment, ownership may not pass to your business automatically. We can review the position and put the right documents in place.
Someone has registered a name similar to mine. What can I do?
Send us the details. We will assess both marks, the dates of use and registration, and the options for opposing, challenging or negotiating with the other party.
Often handled together
Have a matter you would like to discuss?
Send us a short outline by email. We will tell you plainly whether we can help, how we would approach it, and what the next step would be.