About

Provided by Appleyard Lees

Appleyard Lees is a leading intellectual property (IP) law firm, with approximately eighty patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators. The firm offers a commercially intelligent approach to client service, incorporating flexibility and adaptability. Striving to be agile, the firm responds to specific client requirements in a way that suits them, tailoring their service accordingly.

Having global reach and local knowledge, they are experts in patents, trade marks, IP strategy, designs, copyright, contentious proceedings and disputes. With offices in UK innovation hotspots, Appleyard Lees is positioned to give clients expert strategic IP advice in the UK and across the globe.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property: Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys - UK-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Appleyard Lees is sought after by multinationals and growth-stage businesses for advice on all aspects of rights clearance, filing, protection and strategy. The firm also handles oppositions, supports litigation in the courts and audits portfolios ahead of collaboration, licensing and M&A transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Appleyard Lees advised Nestlé on a complex cross-opposition and

    invalidation matter before the UK IPO.

Strengths

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Members

Provided by Appleyard Lees

Barbara Fleck

Bobby Smithson

David Walsh

Dick Waddington

Richard Bray

Robert Cumming