We would be happy to provide you with our general fee sheets on request. We have moved away from billable hours as a pricing method, so that our fees can be set transparently and in advance.  This is popular with our direct clients and we can adopt a similar approach for you if it is helpful.

We are European Patent Attorneys so act before the European Patent Office. This includes obtaining European Patents and EU Unitary Patents. We also have experience with EPO Opposition and Appeal proceedings.  We also act before the UKIPO in patent, trade mark and registered design matters to obtain the relevant UK national rights.  Our team also includes a number of UPC representatives.

Our status as European Patent Attorneys is entirely unaffected by Brexit and we have been pleased to continue our long established practice of obtaining European Patents for our clients.  This also extends to obtaining Unitary Patents, and our team also has several UPC representatives.  As regards trade marks and registered designs, we now work with local EU partners to obtain EU rights for our clients, and we offer discounts for combined UK and EU filings.

We have an internal QMS and are currently working towards achieving ISO 9001 certification. From a cybersecurity perspective we hold the Cyber Essentials certification and are currently working towards reaching ISO 27001.

When we send work to our colleagues in other territories, our number one concern is that our clients are receiving the best advice and so we look for a combination of responsiveness, technical expertise and value for money. We like to work with counterparts in other territories who have a similar mindset, so first and foremost we are dedicated to providing you with the best service to be an extension of your team and assist your end clients.  Reciprocity is therefore of secondary importance to us, but of course where a business relationship is established we would normally expect that to flow both ways when circumstances permit.

We value having a personal connection with the firms we work with and are keen to explore opportunities to meet in person. We are active members of various international IP organisations so there may be opportunities to meet at various conferences.  We also like to travel on occasion so if you’re interested to meet up, please reach out and we’ll let you know when we are going to be in your area. Likewise, you’re always welcome to visit us in any of our locations in the UK or to meet up in London if that is easier.

On the patent side we have extensive experience in “Deep Tech” (semiconductors, electronics photonics, quantum and AI) and in engineering (oil and gas, renewable technologies, product design, automotive, garment manufacturing). In the field of life sciences we deal with medical devices and bioinformatics.  Our trade mark team is also experienced in dealing with many different sectors such as food and drink, fashion and retail, fast moving consumer goods, technology and automotive to name just a few. We have a deep bench of attorneys so we always have capacity to deal with last-minute instructions complex proceedings such as EPO Oppositions and Appeals.

Our approach is one of flexibility and we are very happy to accommodate your own specific requirements and those of your and clients, whether this relates to specific pricing structures or workflows for effective and efficient performance of our tasks. We would be grateful to discuss any specific requirements that you may have.

Why not reach out to book an initial free of charge first consultation where we can get to know each other better.  Please also feel free to reach out to our founder Peter McBride or our Director, IP Strategy Suzanne Oliver directly on Linkedin.