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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
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.
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Richard Penfold
Partner | London
Kenneth Mullen
Partner | London
Ben Williams
Partner | London
Thomas Meyers
Partner | Boston
Zachary D. Hyde
Partner | Boston
Gina Bibby
Partner | Los Angeles
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