United Kingdom (England)

Firm overview

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) was formed in June 2025 through the transformational combination of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, creating a world-leading global law firm. With over 6,000 people including c.2700 lawyers and spanning 26 offices, HSF Kramer provides comprehensive legal services across every major region of the world. Uniquely positioned to help clients achieve ambitious objectives, HSF Kramer delivers exceptional results in complex transactions and high-stakes disputes.

Our lawyers help the world's foremost companies unlock the value of their IP to protect their investments, secure and maintain competitive advantage and obtain commercial outcomes. Our teams are internationally recognised as market leaders and have acted on some of the most complex disputes and transactions for our clients.

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Firm overview

J A Kemp LLP is one of the largest European patent and trade mark attorney firms, with offices in London, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge and Munich.

J A Kemp’s patent attorneys draft, file and prosecute patent applications in Europe and internationally; they help clients to identify valuable intellectual property that needs protection; they advise clients on strategic patent-related issues such as freedom to operate, and they assist clients in managing and developing their patent portfolios in individual countries, regionally and worldwide. The firm is particularly renowned for its track record of success in patent oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office. The firm has more than 60 European patent attorneys with an accepted additional qualification allowing them to act as representatives before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and is instructed in some of the earliest proceedings of the court.

J A Kemp’s trade mark attorneys advise on trade mark selection and strategy. They file, defend and oppose trade mark applications in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. The firm is known for its commercially focused trade mark practice, led by five partners who are all specialists dedicated to this field of intellectual property. The firm also handles protection of industrial designs worldwide. The firm works for a wide variety of clients. They range from start-ups, spinouts and growing businesses through to some of the largest corporations and most prestigious academic institutions in the world.

J A Kemp has a global reputation and client base: the firm is an acknowledged leader in obtaining intellectual property protection in Europe and elsewhere for clients based in the USA and Japan, including attorney firms based in those countries who instruct J A Kemp on behalf of their clients. The firm also has a strong client base in continental Europe and a market leading position in Scandinavia. Within the UK, the firm has a large and diverse domestic client base and a dominant position in the economically vibrant “Golden Triangle” between London, Oxford and Cambridge.

Firm overview

HGF is one of Europe’s leading firms of IP specialists. The firm is one of only a few to offer a fully integrated IP solution, bringing together over 190 patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys, design attorneys, IP solicitors and attorneys-at-law. The firm has 25 offices throughout Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

HGF has an ambitious growth strategy and we continue to expand and strengthen our offering across all technology areas to provide the highest quality intellectual property solution across Europe. The firm is already one of the leading firms throughout Europe in terms of its national reach, volume of Patent Cooperation Treaty and EU trade mark filings and position in major legal directories. Its growth has been secured organically and through a combination of acquisition and strategic lateral hires from both private practice and in-house counsel, and has been reflected in accolades including a continued listing in the Financial Times Europe’s Leading Law Firm.

HGF has a proven track record in forging successful long-term relationships with clients across a spectrum of business sectors and technologies. The firm’s highly experienced attorneys, commitment to client service and geographical profile across Europe ensure that it is uniquely placed to attend to high-value and complex IP issues.

Specialist teams

HGF offers everything you would expect of a world-class IP firm, including patent drafting, filing and prosecution, trade marks, design rights, copyright, oppositions and appeals, IP litigation, IP strategy, IP due diligence, freedom to operate, supplementary protection certificates and IP contracts, and licensing.

The firm has dedicated teams of experts working across key industry sectors with relevant experience who fully understand their clients’ businesses and appreciate the significance of their brands, innovations and other IP assets.

We have European patent and patent litigation teams to ensure that we can continue to provide strategic advice on prosecution, litigation and licensing throughout the lifetime of the UP and UPC.

Leading European trade mark team

HGF’s large, multidisciplinary team across Europe provides industry-leading advice in securing trade marks for brands across all industries, be it retail, media or food & drink, ensuring goods and services are registered in the optimum categories and jurisdictions to secure the strongest possible protection.

Our attorneys represent clients at the EU, UK, German and Benelux Trade Mark Registries and are also highly experienced in dealing with oppositions, appeals and IP litigation.

In addition, our trade mark attorneys work closely with our IP lawyers in relation to agreements such as for IP licensing, franchising, merchandising, coexistence, selective distribution, and litigation.

Firm overview

Adams and Reese's Global IP Team is internationally renowned, earning acclaim from both clients and attorney rating services. Our expertise extends across Europe, Asia, South America, and North America, serving multinational and middle-market companies. With a focus on trademark, patent, and copyright matters, we provide strategic counsel on a wide range of intellectual property issues.

Our success often lies in mitigating risk and preventing litigation or resolving claims swiftly. In unavoidable litigation scenarios, we excel at exposing opponents' weaknesses, globalizing disputes, and reaching resolutions that favor our clients commercially.

A remarkable example of our prowess occurred when one of Singapore's largest publicly traded companies required representation in a U.S.-based trademark dispute. This bet-the-company case involved our client's brand name and multiple pending actions in 12 nations. Leveraging global strategies, we meticulously analyzed the opposing party's portfolio—a well-funded Belgian company. Our comprehensive approach proved effective, leading to a settlement before dispositive motions were necessary. As a result, our client continues to use its name, while the other company does not.

In another challenging feat, we engaged in two complex U.S. patent infringement cases, going head-to-head with a top IP law firm in the country to protect our client's patents. The case was successfully settled with a judgment in our favor, securing a total victory for our client. Our team had written and registered these patents during a decade of dedicated service.

Clients appreciate the experience and knowledge we bring to the table for sophisticated matters. Key tenets of our team's culture include a truly global perspective that creates leverage and advantages for clients, swift delivery of work that adds value, prompt responsiveness to calls and emails, and the ability to manage services effectively across practices and offices to enhance efficiencies and benefit clients.

For companies in major markets like Hong Kong, London, and New York seeking to introduce new international brands, our trademark attorneys offer valuable assistance. Leveraging years of experience, we guide these clients through the complex multinational brand-clearance process to find a unique brand name. We then register these new brands, providing clients the confidence to launch them securely.

Addressing a growing concern among global companies, we focus on recapturing sales lost to online counterfeiting and repairing brand damage caused by counterfeit products. This is an increasingly significant IP issue for many businesses. Our team has developed innovative anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy initiatives, collaborating with clients to devise tailored enforcement solutions. These strategies go beyond mere reactive measures and effectively combat online pirates, resulting in a significant impact on our clients' bottom lines.

At Adams and Reese's Global IP Team, we pride ourselves on providing exemplary service, strategic counsel, and successful outcomes for our clients on both national and international levels. Our commitment to excellence and dedication to intellectual property matters have made us a trusted partner for companies seeking to safeguard and maximize the value of their intellectual assets worldwide.