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Intellectual Property
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From market-leading advice on global intellectual property disputes, and guidance on how to safeguard and grow your brand, to navigating the complexities of drug discovery and development, Shoosmiths’ IP team can provide you with the very best advice to protect, enhance and enforce your intellectual property assets.
Our IP services fall into five key areas, each with their own experts on hand to provide you with exceptional client service – and the results you demand.
- connected technology
- consumer brands
- technology & innovation
- life sciences
- universities & research organisations
Within these areas, we cover all intellectual property rights, including trade marks and passing off, patents, confidential information, copyright, designs and database rights and related regulatory issues.
Our team is particularly known for handling complex IP disputes across a range of industries and technologies. With a number of prominent IP litigators in our team, our deep experience allows us to give you an advantage with innovative and creative approaches to handling disputes, including guaranteed price certainty.
Given the global nature of IP, we frequently advise on and coordinate cross border transactions and disputes, often as part of an international team of lawyers.
Clients (5)
- Dr Craig Wright
- AK Retail (Yours Clothing)
- Reliance Brands
- Next Retail Plc
- Jaguar LandRover
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Shoosmiths advised Reliance Brands in relation to the establishment of a joint venture for South Asia, whereby the JV owns the Mothercare brand and its intellectual property assets across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
Strengths
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Shoosmiths has a responsive and knowledgeable team.
Intellectual Property respondentUKShoosmiths offered very practical and pragmatic advice. It took time to understand the commercial rationale of what we were doing and to reflect that in the work product.
Intellectual Property respondentUKThe team is client-centric and response times are quick. They are able to break complicated matters down to simplify them and execute the task effectively.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 Andrew Brennan
Andrew Brennan is head of department at Shoosmiths in Birmingham. He is best known for his patent practice, which takes in prosecution, licensing and litigation. He also has experience representing clients in trade marks and copyright disputes. He acts for clients in a range of sectors, particularly technology, universities and manufacturing.
Andy always provides a very high level of client service, and his ability to balance advice with commercial needs and market forces is highly valued by us.
Intellectual Property respondentUKAndy is clearly committed to client satisfaction. He understands the company, and he feels like an extension of our organisation. Andy is at all times very personable and easy to work with.
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Associates to watch 
Associates to watch Eloise Di Pasqua
Eloise Di Pasqua is a principle associate, assisting clients of the team with IP litigation and infringement matters. She also has experience handling IP strategy matters.
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Andrew Brennan
Head of Intellectual Property
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Intellectual Property
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Members
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Nichola Jenkins
Dr Dominic Murphy
Imogen Francis
Eloise Di Pasqua
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