Design Rights

We deal with all types of IP disputes, trade marks and domain names, designs, copyright and database rights, patents and confidential information. 

We handle UK cases in the High Court, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and UK and European Intellectual Property Office, together with associated appeals through to the Supreme Court and CJEU. We have an excellent track record securing urgent interim injunctions to stop the infringement and misuse of our client’s IP and preserve our client’s rights to privacy and reputation.   

With many clients owning IP rights internationally, we manage disputes across multiple jurisdictions, providing global coordination and providing strategic advice on where the most favourable location(s) is to sue.  We also represent clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings around the world.

Our media disputes services include:

• Advertising disputes before the Courts and Advertising Standards Authority
• Anti-counterfeiting and enforcement, including civil and criminal proceedings and private prosecutions, working with Customs Authorities and Trading Standards
• Breach of confidence and trade secrets
• Copyright and database right infringement
• Defamation, privacy, malicious falsehood and harassment
• Design rights
• Domain name and company name disputes, before the Courts, Company Names Tribunal and Domain - - Name Resolution policies
• Infringement and validity disputes
• Interim urgent injunctions, search and seizure orders, freezing injunctions and orders for disclosure of - information
• Licensing disputes
• Trade marks and passing off.