United Kingdom (England)

Firm overview

Gunnercooke's IP team handle litigation, IP portfolio management, and IP licensing. We act across sectors including fashion, technology, manufacturing and retail. We have experience of extremely technical cases involving close competitors and former distributors. We also work on counterfeiting initiatives. We also help clients manage global rights and secure trade mark protection across the world. We are known for our expertise in relation to registered and unregistered designs, helping clients secure Community and UK designs and managing international filings. The team are also known for our utilisation of the invalidity system, and our detailed knowledge of the different types of unregistered design, which we can leverage to secure substantial settlements for our clients both alone and in tandem with our international colleagues.

Firm overview

HGF is one of Europe’s largest firms of IP specialists. With a dynamic and forward-thinking growth strategy, the firm is one of the few to offer clients a fully integrated IP solution, bringing together over 190 patent attorneys, trademark attorneys, and IP solicitors. The firm has 25 offices throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Austria.

HGF is already one of the leading firms in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe in terms of its national reach, volume of Patent Cooperation Treaty and EU trademark 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. This has been reflected in accolades such as a continued listing in the Financial Times Leading Law Firm and winning 7 awards at the Managing IP Awards 2025.

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

Firm overview

Abion: Your Global IP Guardian

Abion is a leading force in the intellectual property (IP) industry. We are an innovative, platform-based provider leveraging 25 years of experience in the digital landscape with a strong foundation as an ICANN-accredited registrar and ISO27001 certified supplier.

Abion's edge lies in combining top-ranked industry experts with advanced technology. This fusion delivers an unparalleled service across the entire intellectual property lifecycle, including:

• Trademark and design prosecution
• IP and legal consultancy
• Enforcement and litigation
• Online brand protection and enforcement
• Strategic domain name consulting
• Web security

Streamlined efficiency at your fingertips

Our cloud-based brand management platform, Abion Core, combines cutting-edge technology with intuitive user experience to streamline managing and protecting your brand all in the one place. It’s a centralised solution that puts you in control of your brand, no middlemen and no service interruptions.

Globally positioned and locally empowered

Our 17 offices covering, EU/non-EU European territories, UAE, Asia and Australasia, combined with a global network of partners, enable us to provide expert advice and comprehensive IP solutions to service virtually any jurisdiction.

Firm overview

Taylor Wessing has one of the strongest and largest IP teams in Europe and internationally. With more than 200 professionals across Europe alone, the size and scale of our practice means we rarely deal with issues that we have not come across before. What makes us unusual is that we are highly-rated across all IP specialisms. This includes patents; brands and trade marks; copyright; designs; domain names and e-commerce; media law and reputation management, advertising and sponsorship, franchising and broadcasting.

We advise on matters throughout the IP lifecycle from development of IP protection strategies; filing and portfolio management through to maximising value by licensing; and when matters become contentious, protecting your assets through litigation in the courts.

All of our teams are technically excellent and many members have previously worked in-house, giving us a deep understanding of our clients’ needs and issues.