Intellectual property

Successfully exploiting intellectual assets is key to winning in today's business environment - and a truly successful business will do it in ways which reduce costs and bring in new revenues. We help our clients realise the full potential of their intellectual property (IP). 

We support our clients through all stages of the IP life cycle, from conception through exploitation to disposal. As well as core IP advisory and dispute services, we can solve the most complex IP challenges presented by transactions, internal restructuring for tax or operational purposes or any major business change. We have unrivalled experience of IP issues arising in tax restructuring, such as legal and beneficial ownership and disposal risks. 

As part of an international network, we have IP lawyers in over 70 countries. We also work with IP experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers who specialise in corporate finance, valuation, tax and transfer pricing, licensing management and royalty audits. We are able to meet demanding IP challenges faced by our clients, such as bringing new technologies to market or developing innovative IP licences or ownership structures.

Our services

• IP protection advice and strategies
• Licensing and other exploitation models including franchising, merchandising and technology transfer
• Strategic management of IP portfolios
• IP legal audits, due diligence and risk reviews
• IP restructuring and migration
• Enforcement, including litigation and anti-counterfeiting actions

Related areas

• Commercial and consumer regulation
• Contracts
• Data management
• Employment
• Environment and sustainability
• Information technology
• Licensing management
• Tax
• Transfer pricing
• Valuations

Contact details
Email: Latika Sharma
Tel: +44 (0)20 7212 1574

Email: Jonathan Nugent
Tel: +44 (0)20 7804 2060

Email: Olivia Patterson
Tel: +44 (0)20 7212 1611