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IP and data protection lawyers

In a competitive global market, identifying and protecting your intellectual property rights can be the key to success. With experience across a range of sectors, from science and technology to fashion, our intellectual property (IP) and data protection lawyers grasp your context and what sets you apart.

Whether you are a rapidly expanding technology business, a luxury fashion brand, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer or a talented individual in the world of sports, art or entertainment, you cannot afford to neglect your intellectual property rights – which is where our IP lawyers can help.

In today's highly competitive global market, identifying these rights and controlling their exploitation and protection can be the difference between success and failure. Our intellectual property solicitors provide legal advice on every stage of the development and life cycle of rights such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and database and design rights – from creation to enforcement.
 

Intellectual property lawyers that understand your world

What sets the legal services provided by our intellectual property lawyers apart is their understanding of the world in which you operate. A number of our team have spent time working as in-house counsel across a broad range of industries and sectors. Our collective 'hands-on' experience positions us to better understand client businesses, and it is a point of pride for us to act as part of your team.

As an international IP law firm, our global network allows us to partner with colleagues in countries around the world to protect your rights and we have a strong record across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. Our multilingual team of intellectual property lawyers spans all major time zones.
 

Working with new and established brands

Whether you need to devise a suitable protection strategy for your expanding IP portfolio or need to resolve a multi-jurisdictional dispute, we can help. Our intellectual property solicitors provide legal services and advice for many major luxury brands such as Renault F1, Soho House, Cowshed, Valentino and Vivienne Westwood, but also businesses that are just starting out. We advise charities, artists and galleries, tech companies, high-profile individuals and families looking to protect their brand and IP assets.

Our lawyers have extensive experience of dealing with IP and data protection as part of a wider commercial transaction and arranging tax-efficient licensing and exploitation as a stand-alone service. And we regularly advise on IP rights in relation to the estates of well-known individuals and creative people.

Track record

Our team

Richard Penfold

Richard Penfold

Partner | London

Richard Penfold

Partner | London

Intellectual property and technology

Kenneth Mullen

Kenneth Mullen

Partner | London

Kenneth Mullen

Partner | London

Intellectual property and technology

Ben Williams

Ben Williams

Partner | London

Ben Williams

Partner | London

Intellectual property and technology

Thomas  Meyers

Thomas Meyers

Partner | Boston

Thomas Meyers

Partner | Boston

Intellectual property

Zachary D. Hyde

Zachary D. Hyde

Partner | Boston

Zachary D. Hyde

Partner | Boston

Intellectual property

Gina Bibby

Gina Bibby

Partner | Los Angeles

Gina Bibby

Partner | Los Angeles

Intellectual property and technology

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Crypto and digital assets

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Sports, talent and entertainment

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Technology

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