Intellectual property disputes & enforcement

Our IP lawyers have extensive experience of pursuing and defending IP disputes in a wide range of forums, including:

• national and regional courts for disputes about infringement, validity, ownership and rights of use of all forms of IP rights
• national and regional patent and trademark offices for disputes about registered IP rights
• customs and national law enforcement authorities for counterfeiting cases and border seizures
• bespoke dispute resolution procedures (e.g. for domain name disputes).

Our IP lawyers are used to dealing with technical and specialist subject matter, and many of them focus on specific sectors, giving them a more applied knowledge of how IP is exploited in practice.  They frequently work with colleagues and external local lawyers in other jurisdictions to ensure claims are pursued consistently and in the most appropriate forums. 

They will pursue and defend cases aggressively and effectively but are able to resolve a high percentage of disputes by negotiated settlements.