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Intellectual Property - UK

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Waterfront Solicitors are rated as litigators with a strong focus on the technology and creative sectors and experience handling High Court and IPEC proceedings. The team assists with trade mark, copyright, database and patent disputes, and also advises companies on commercial IP strategy.

Strengths

Waterfront Solicitors really know their stuff and communications were very good.

Waterfront's main strengths are their specialist IP expertise, seeing the bigger perspective and providing fast responses or availability over the phone. They also offer great commercial awareness.

Waterfront addresses the client’s legal challenges from the ‘real-world’ perspective to deliver practical, cost-effective and business-focused solutions.

Work Highlights

Waterfront Solicitors acted for sportswear brand and owner of the GAP retail chain, Sports Group Denmark, in High Court trade mark litigation.

Notable practitioners

Matthew Harris has vast experience handling trade mark litigation for clients in a wide range of industries. He regularly handles infringement and passing-off matters and is also experienced in copyright and patent disputes.
 

Matthew Harris distinguishes himself by being extremely responsive, highly professional and for possessing expertise and depth of knowledge.

 

Matthew Harris really knows his stuff on IP; he's very thorough on the law.

Piers Strickland is a litigator and seasoned solicitor advocate noted for his representation of media, entertainment and technology companies in disputes involving all core rights. He frequently represents clients in UK and European courts.
 

Piers is excellent: he is extremely communicative, friendly and knowledgeable.

 

He is a forceful litigator.

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