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Intellectual Property | UK

Yorkshire

This section covers disputes related to patent, copyright and trademark infringement, litigation concerning trade secrets and related issues such as licensing, IP commercialisation and audits. A separate Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys ranking also features in this section, concerned with mark registration, registry proceedings, patent and trade mark searches and specialist IP advice to innovator companies and IP lawyers.

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Band 1

  1. Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Clarion
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    Clarion
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Clarion is highly regarded in the market for its skill in handling a wide range of matters, including international portfolio management, trade mark registration and licensing transactions. The firm is also noted for enforcement and litigation actions. It has a growing community design and international design patent practice. The firm acts for clients ranging from multinational corporates to dynamic regional SMEs.
  2. DLA Piper UK LLP
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    DLA Piper UK LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper in Leeds is a destination IP practice with cross-border expertise in handling transactional and contentious IP matters. The firm is vastly experienced in assisting clients across a range of sectors, including chemicals, life sciences, manufacturing and retail. It is recommended for pan-European anti-counterfeiting strategy.
  3. Mills & Reeve LLP
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    Mills & Reeve LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Mills & Reeve offers a range of IP services to clients in the manufacturing, education and public sectors, among others. The firm advises on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a particular focus on patent and trade mark-related issues. The team has further experience advising on IP licensing transactions in addition to commercial IP agreements.
  4. Walker Morris LLP
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    Walker Morris LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Walker Morris in Leeds is a full-service IP offering advising clients in sectors such as food, manufacturing and retail on infringement disputes concerning all core rights, commercial transactions and portfolio management. The firm acts for a roster of well-known football and rugby clubs. It also has a trade mark filing and opposition practice.
  5. Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Addleshaw Goddard provides trade mark portfolio management and IP advice. The firm has particular expertise in handling IP questions that arise during transactions.
  2. HGF Law LLP
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    HGF Law LLP
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    HGF Law in Leeds offers an excellent service geared towards sophisticated contentious and non-contentious IP matters in a range of sectors, notably consumer products, engineering, manufacturing and life sciences. The firm is particularly skilled at patent and trade mark infringement disputes, and a go-to for design right matters of all kinds. It is able to coordinate comprehensive patent prosecution and trade mark filing with its sister patent and trade mark attorney firm, HGF.
  3. Lupton Fawcett
    Intellectual Property
    2025 | Band 3