Barker Brettell provides intellectual property advice to businesses, organisations and individuals worldwide. With over 62 patents, trade mark, designs and related matters (including domain names, company names, and customs issues) and copyright attorneys, the firm offers a full range of IP-related services, from the strategic management of global patent and trade mark portfolios to advising inventors on how to protect their ideas and products best. The firm employs 11 equity partners, 114 attorneys, and support staff - including 30 paralegals/administrators - located in five UK and Swedish offices.
Ranked in the UK as a top two European patent filer and a ‘Leading European Patent Law Firm’ (Financial Times), our patent team continues to acquire and support the procurement and management of over 1300 new patent applications annually, with particular experience in managing intricate patent portfolios across various sectors. The experienced patent and design rights teams are comprised of attorneys with expertise in physics and materials, mechanical engineering, life sciences and chemistry, computer-implemented technology, software, and electronics. Barker Brettell’s diverse client portfolio spans the UK and international FTSE100/250 companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, industry-leading brands and companies at the forefront of technological innovations.
Barker Brettell’s 16-strong trade mark team is ranked by CITMA as one of the country’s largest filers of both UK and European Trade Marks and, according to European Trademark Filing Statistics for UK Law Firms, was a top two UK filer in 2018. The team is experienced at handling substantial global portfolios for clients, many of whom have over 1000 trade marks worldwide. Robust systems and a hand-picked global network enable the firm to add value throughout the IP management process to deliver multiple client benefits. Legal expertise, industry and sector knowledge, and a commercial but friendly approach ensure businesses and individuals can develop comprehensive IP global filing strategies to meet their business objectives and protect their assets.
The firm aims to ensure clients are well-advised and informed when obtaining, protecting, maximising and defending their IP rights by providing proactive, pragmatic and commercially focused IP advice delivered cost-efficiently.
