History
Originally a team of only two fee earners we have grown into a niche IP/IT practice. Since the arrival of Matthew Harris, and Alison Berryman’s promotion, in December 2008 we are now a four partner firm, employing seven solicitors and one trainee, all of whom help to satisfy the legal needs of our ever expanding client list. Since we began in 2002 we have acted for over 600 clients; from individuals to SMEs to large multinational corporations including several companies listed on LSE and AIM.
Recent work includes:
Non-Contentious
- Negotiating the license and maintenance terms for a Plc selling niche software to a consortia of NHS Trusts
- Advising a government department in relation to the procurement of an outsourcing partner for a business critical software development project
- Acting for a privately owned software product company in its sale to a Swedish listed company
Contentious
- Declaratory relief proceedings concerning an IT dispute
- Acting for Ordnance Survey in relation to copyright and trade mark infringement matters
- Designing a patent enforcement strategy for a generics pharmaceutical company
- Co-ordinating a large-scale IP enforcement strategy for a group of household name companies
- Acting for Nokia Corporation in one of the first actions under the new Patent Office Opinion regime