IP LICENSING

Bringing certainty to your trading agreements

You have worked hard and invested heavily to create a valuable IP portfolio, so it is critical you can unlock the maximum value from these highly prized assets. Too often, the market potential for an innovative product or service is limited by poorly constructed commercial agreements.

Our experienced licensing experts can help you realise the value in your IP, to further your commercial aims. As a full-service IP firm, we draw on the insight of our patent, design and trade mark specialists in your market sector to ensure your commercial interests are protected for the long term. This collective expertise makes it possible for us to understand your innovation at the deepest level, which means we can maximise the full value from your IP assets.

Whether you are an established multinational corporation who needs to be sure the job will always be done thoroughly and accurately, or a fast-growing SME seeking a trusted partner to guide you through the process, you can be confident you’ve made the right choice by working with us.

By establishing complete technical understanding of your IP and a thorough grasp of your commercial objectives, we ensure your licensing agreements deliver the outcomes you need.

As a licensee, you need fair terms that will give you the opportunity to build a market and make a success of your business, while as licensor you need to be certain that the true value of your IP is reflected in any commercial deal. Whether you are the licensee or licensor, we will negotiate clear and certain contracts that put you in a position of strength.

You need clarity, and we won’t leave anything open to interpretation that could cause problems in the future.
Working collaboratively can have a catalytic impact on your innovation - making it possible to achieve great things that simply wouldn’t have been possible alone. However, it is important that the parameters of these relationships are clear at the outset. We will bring sharp commercial focus to these agreements, ensuring your background IP is clearly defined, and the ownership structure of any new IP, created through the collaboration, is aligned with your long-term business goals.
The preparation and negotiation of successful sponsorship and publishing agreements requires an in-depth understanding of the legal and commercial issues surrounding brand licensing and protection in the one case and copyright licensing in the other. Our experienced commercial IP solicitors can help ensure your agreements are both legally sound and commercially practicable.
If you have developed a new business format or system, franchising can be a good way of expanding your business without the need for major capital investment. A well-drawn franchise agreement requires careful drafting of provisions covering a wide range of matters, including the licensing and protection of your brand and ensuring the qualities signified by your brand are maintained throughout your franchise estate. We can help you devise a form of agreement that works for both you and your franchisees.
From non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to trade secrets policies, confidentiality can be used as an effective and often very cost-effective tool for protecting your valuable innovation. Our IP solicitors bring strategic focus to these policies, minimising the risk of breaches in confidence arising and providing solutions if they do.

Partner - IP Solicitor

Partner & Board Member - IP Solicitor

Partner - IP Solicitor

Partner - Attorney at Law

Partner - IP Solicitor

Senior Associate - IP Solicitor

Associate - IP Solicitor

Consultant - IP Solicitor

In one of the most significant patent cases of 2018/19, we fielded a 15-strong multidisciplinary team of specialist IP solicitors and patent attorneys to secure a global settlement for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Our biotech team brought to bear their deep scientific understanding and legal experience in patent drafting and global filing and prosecution strategy to secure commercially-focussed patent protection.

Instructed by the subsidiary of a world leader in food production focussing on high-quality nutrition products for the global market, we assisted the client in considering the merits and negotiating the terms of a global patent licence.

IP LICENSING

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KEY CONTACTS

Mark Kramer

Oliver Laing

Nick McDonald

Richard Roberts

Jesper Sellin

Dave Holt

Mark Nichols

Georgia Carr

Autumn Gibson

Andy Millmore

Mark Snelgrove

THE DIFFERENCE WE MAKE

Global settlement paves way for Alnylam to establish breakthrough drug

Patent portfolio critical to commercial success for leading biopharma group

Negotiating and securing a global patent licence for food derivative products

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