Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property legal experts work to protect your valuable company information.
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Your intellectual property is a vital business asset - we'll help you develop and protect it

Protecting, enforcing and commercialising your intellectual property rights

Intellectual Property (IP) law is complex, and your trademarks, patents and copyright (among others) are all valuable assets. We can help you navigate the different forms of IP, identifying assets, their value, and the risks and opportunities associated with them.

Facing IP challenges with our intellectual property specialists

If your business is dealing with an IP challenge or dispute, Tees will be by your side to help you prevent, address or mitigate risks. Where needed, we can initiate proceedings to enforce your rights through the relevant body – whether that’s the UKIPO, EUIPO or the courts. We’ve supported clients across a range of sectors, from multinational software companies to regional logistics firms.

Clear, practical advice tailored to your business

We get to know our clients, their businesses and their needs and objectives. Our advice will be clear and easy to follow, covering all IP legal services, such as helping with IP strategy, audits, licensing and dealing with disputes, and helping to protect and manage your portfolio of IP rights.

Legal and financial advice

Tees is a Top-Tier Legal 500 firm with a multi-disciplinary team who can help you with all aspects related to business borrowing and other financial products. We have an in-house team of independent financial advisers who work closely with our legal teams to ensure joined-up first rate service. Our legal and financial specialists collaborate to deliver a cohesive and high-quality service, ensuring your business protection planning and implementation needs are fully met.

Having a team with such a diverse knowledge base working at Tees, it makes life very easy to make one call then get put in touch with the relevant person with the skill set required.

Our experience in intellectual property

Our expertise

Our intellectual property solicitors can support and advise you on a range of issues including:

  • Trademarks in the UK, EU and globally: strategy advice, clearance searches, applications, portfolio management, disputes (including registry), enforcement and commercialisation.
  • Registered designs: strategy advice, applications, portfolio management, disputes (including registry), enforcement and commercialisation.
  • Copyright: advice, disputes, enforcement and commercialisation.
  • Domain names: portfolio management, disputes and enforcement (including DRS and UDRP).
  • Patents: working with our trusted external specialists on registrability, filing strategies, applications and commercialisation.
  • Database rights: advice, disputes, enforcement and commercialisation.
  • Legal advice on the intersection of AI and intellectual property

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If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.