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Burges Salmon LLP

Intellectual Property

UK Guide 2026 : South West

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Our intellectual property and media lawyers represent high-profile global brands, particularly in the retail, food & drink, FMCG, media, sports and leisure, energy and transport sectors, as well as working with public sector clients.

The highly acclaimed and internationally recognised team provides solutions that align with our clients’ commercial objectives.

Our intellectual property team offers a full-service approach, supporting you throughout the lifecycle of your IP and covering everything except specialist patent prosecution. We can help with brand and design protection, commercial exploitation of intellectual property including joint development arrangements, licensing and sponsorship, as well as dispute resolution across all forms of IP.

Clients seek our expertise for complex issues, valuing our ability to provide pragmatic solutions and commercially focused advice..

Our intellectual property and media services encompass a wide range of expertise, including:

• Clearance and protection of intellectual property rights: Comprehensive management of trade marks and designs.

• Development and exploitation of intellectual property rights: Strategic collaboration agreements, joint ventures, and licensing arrangements to maximise IP value.

• Intellectual property disputes: Specialist expertise in trade mark, passing off, copyright, database and designs litigation, as well as IP licensing disputes across all forums.

• Sponsorship and broadcasting rights

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Intellectual Property - South West

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Burges Salmon offers a comprehensive intellectual property service from its base in Bristol, considered the equal of the finest London practices in terms of resources as well as talent. The team is recommended for litigation and the most complex IP-driven transactions, trade mark and design registry proceedings, and questions of rights strategy. The team acts for a wide variety of national and international household-name brands.
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Work Highlights

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  • Burges Salmon advised the Ministry of Defence on intellectual property aspects of its circa £9 billion contract with Rolls-Royce Submarines in connection with the UK's nuclear submarine programme.

Strengths

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  • Burges Salmon has great industry knowledge, understands our business and is great to work with.

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  • They are extremely good at diligently catching all details and ensuring the client receives the best result possible.

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  • The firm can handle the full range of trademark issues, from prosecution through the full scope of disputes. The team's responsiveness is a key strength.

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  • The firm is strongly commercial and has a broad understanding of our business.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jeremy Dickerson
    Jeremy Dickerson

    Jeremy Dickerson

    Jeremy Dickerson maintains a stellar reputation for his wide-ranging and cross-border IP practice, which incorporates intellectual property portfolio management, transactions and infringement disputes.

    • Our go-to person.

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  • Helen Scott-Lawler
    Helen Scott-Lawler

    Helen Scott-Lawler

    Helen Scott-Lawler's enviable client roster spans household-name retailers, large corporates and media organisations. Based in Bristol, where she is head of commercial at Burges Salmon, she receives regular mandates for IP-driven transactions, R&D agreements and portfolio management.
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  • Emily Roberts
    Emily Roberts

    Emily Roberts

    Emily Roberts is routinely called upon for her experience advising clients on their portfolios, particularly for trademarks. She is recommended for prosecution and oppositions before the UK registry.

    • She is a brilliant trade mark litigator.

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    • Emily is always a pleasure to work with, particularly when she is neatly solving the trickiest matters.

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