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Beck Greener is a leading UK and European intellectual property (IP) firm and one of the oldest IP firms in the world, protecting inventions, trade marks, designs and other intellectual property for over 150 years. The firm has offices in London and Spain, and continues to provide our full range of services relating to both UK and European Union Trade Marks and Designs post-Brexit.  We handle contentious and non-contentious IP matters including patents, trade marks, copyright, registered and unregistered designs.

Patents: The firm’s patent practice is divided into three groups: Chemistry & Pharma; Life Sciences and Electronics, Physics & Engineering. Beck Greener’s patent attorneys draft, file and prosecute patent applications in the UK, throughout Europe and internationally. The firm has a strong track record in patent opposition and appeals before the European Patent Office.

Trade Marks: Providing the full range of services relating to registered and unregistered trade marks, the team files and prosecutes applications to register trade marks in the UK, Europe and globally for some of the world’s biggest brands. Beck Greener is one of the largest filers of new trade mark applications in the UK, and one of the UK’s largest filers of EU trade mark applications. We work with many internationally renowned brands and have experience of advising in a wide variety of business sectors. The department has a notable reputation in the entertainment industry.

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

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What the Team is Known For

Beck Greener advises on patent and trade mark prosecution strategy and represents clients seeking, defending and opposing registrations in the UK, Europe and jurisdictions around the world. The firm is sought after by clients from all strands of science, technology and industry. The trade mark team offers a significant specialism in media, entertainment, publishing and cosmetics brands, while the patent team has expertise in chemistry, pharmaceuticals, electronics, engineering and software. The firm also has an office in Alicante in Spain.

Work Highlights

  • Beck Greener represented Rocep Lusol Holdings in defence of a revocation action against their patent for an adhesive dispensing apparatus, before the Unified Patent Court.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Avi Freeman
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Avi Freeman
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Avi Freeman is a patent attorney with expertise in a wide range of sectors such as technology, engineering, automotive, oil and gas, computer-implemented inventions, and electronic and mechanical devices in both the light and heavy engineering fields. He is frequently instructed by multinationals to coordinate their European filing strategies.

Avi Freeman is responsive professional and listens to what we need. He is efficient and has good technical skills.

Avi Freeman is excellent.

Catherine Jewell
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Catherine Jewell
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Catherine Jewell is an expert in chemical, pharmaceutical and materials science patents. She is also a trade mark attorney and helps many of the firm's clients protect and commercialise their brands.

Catherine Jewell is an outstanding STEM Ambassador and attorney with the ability to see needs through clients' eyes.

Catherine is an excellent listener and provides advice that is clear and focused on the critical issues. She will identify the roadblocks and then make practical suggestions to overcome these.

Ian Bartlett
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Ian Bartlett
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Ian Bartlett's clients benefit from the depth of his experience handling complex trade mark and design disputes and portfolio management. Recent instructions have come from companies in the entertainment industry and cosmetics.

John Hull
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John Hull
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John Hull is recommended for his work prosecuting and defending in registry actions patents for chemicals, biotechnology, medical devices and mechanical engineering. He is qualified to litigate IP cases before UK courts as well as domestic and European registries.

John Hull's an outstanding attorney. He uses his knowledge of our company to offer tailored legal advice.

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UK-wide

Intellectual Property: Patent Attorneys

Avi Freeman
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Avi Freeman
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Band 1
Catherine Jewell
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Catherine Jewell
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Band 1
John Hull
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John Hull
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Band 1
Intellectual Property: Trade Mark Attorneys

Ian Bartlett
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Ian Bartlett
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Band 1

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