Our
firm started in its present form in 1966, though its origins were many
years earlier, and it has absorbed other practices of even longer standing.
Our clients range from major industrial concerns both in U.K. and abroad through medium-sized manufacturers, to individual inventors, some of whom have achieved considerable success through wise use of their patent portfolios.
We are pleased to announce that in November 2007 we moved offices to Staple Court in Staple Inn Buildings. Appropriately enough, Staple Court used to form part of the UK Patent Office before it was relocated to the new British Library. For a map of our new location which is immediately adjacent Chancery Lane tube on the Central Line, please follow the link in the frame to the left hand side of this page.
We are pleased to report that we are offering one of the lowest rates in Europe for filing a European patent application based on a PCT application. Our rate is fixed no matter what the scale of the official fees. Please contact us for more details.
European patent validation costs are expected to drop significantly with the entry into force of the London Agreement on 1 May 2008.
EPO fees are set to rise on 1 April 2008 including significant increases to annuities and a change to a 50% surcharge for all late paid annuities.
For more details, see our Latest News section.
Stephen Powell has become Vice President of the Licensing Executives Society International and continues to focus on the education of the general public and IP professionals in the field of licensing and technology transfer.
We are pleased to announce that John Reddington has joined the firm to lead its trade mark practice. He comes to us from international law firm Jones Day, where he headed the trade marks department for 11 years. As well as being a qualified trade mark attorney, John is a solicitor.
Members of the firm continue to attend international IP conferences such as INTA, PTMG, APAA, BIO, ECTA and LES.
We have maintained a strong position in the educational field, with Stephen Powell taking part in a number of Hawksmere seminars and Ian Tollett presenting an Intellectual Property module for the Biomedical Engineering MSc at Brunel University.