CLIENT COMMENTS
What our clients have to say
“We are most grateful for all the work Harrison IP has done for more than ten years for all our diverse companies and the establishment of our intellectual property portfolios, from patents to trademarks through designs in Europe and beyond. Not only has the work of Alec Messulam, Julia D’Arcy, Anne Lacaze-Masmonteil and their colleagues been outstanding, but their first-class professional advice has always been provided in a most pleasant and highly client minded proactive way. Their support has proved invaluable both in prosecution, due diligence processes and IP transactions, the issues at hand, if not the timeline, often being highly challenging.
We look forward to an ongoing fruitful collaboration to add further IP value to our businesses and have no hesitation in recommending their excellent and greatly appreciated service.”
- Intellectual Property Manager of multi-national company.
“Harrison IP has looked after our IP for many years. The advice given to us has always been timely and professional, especially where our designs or registrations have been challenged. They are a company of the utmost integrity and I would have no doubt in recommending them to colleagues.”
- Founder and Managing Director of a children’s toy company.
"The team at Harrison IP gave us practical, down to earth advice at an early stage, which allowed us to develop an affordable strategy to manage our international patent and trademark portfolio as our products neared launch. The specialist industry knowledge possessed by the team has allowed any potential conflicts to be resolved at an early stage, saving us significant funds had we been challenged further down the line."
- Managing Director of water treatment company.
“Harrison IP have been instrumental in allowing us to obtain the robust patent portfolio which underpins our business. They have drafted and prosecuted patent applications for us in many territories worldwide, providing clear, client focussed advice which has simplified the patenting process for us. We have found the attorneys at Harrison IP to be responsive, and approachable and their recommendations have been tailored to our needs.”
- CEO of specialty chemicals company.
“We have worked with Harrison IP for around 7 years in connection with patents, trade marks and designs. They respond quickly and I have found their advice to be pragmatic and commercially relevant. I would recommend their services.”
- CEO of a technology transfer company.
"Over the last 13 years, Harrison IP has provided a consistently high level of support in the generation, filing and consolidation of our intellectual property portfolios. The support provided has not only been reactive but importantly proactive in the provision of insight into new opportunities for our drug and device candidates for development and marketed products."
- Chief Scientific Officer of numerous companies.
At Thesis Technology Products Limited we have been very happy to rely upon the patent and trademark expertise of Harrison IP for over 20 years.
Alec Messulam, Anne Lacaze and Mark Smith have been wonderful with their in-depth advice and support to our business from the beginning, both with filing new registrations and with tackling issues. They have assisted us with many new registrations and provided critical suggestions, that we would not have otherwise considered, to maximise protection at home and internationally. Anne Lacaze has been invaluable simplifying the legal terms and processes for different country filings so that we fully understood how best to protect our property in each territory.
The Harrison IP team have successfully helped us tackle infringements across multiple territories as well as amicably overcome challenges to one of our new applications. Mark Smith has been particularly helpful with his advice, contacts and efforts on our behalf in Australia and Japan.
We now have the peace of mind that we have properly protected our valuable trademarks and also have a super team to call on if we need to defend our marks.
- Adrian Coleman, Sales and Marketing Director of Thesis Technology Products Limited.
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EU passes new law on geographical indicatiors
On 26 March 2024, the European Council adopted a new regulation on geographical indicators (“GI”) for agricultural products, wines, and spirits. Geographical indicators, sometimes also known as “protected designations of origin” confer rights that are not dissimilar to ordinary trade mark rights in the name of a place or region as it related to and insamuch … Read More
by Mark SmithEU trade mark registrations no longer cover Jersey (and haven’t for quite some time)
For the uninitiated, Jersey (formally “The Bailiwick of Jersey”) is a self-governing, British Crown Dependency (located just off the coast of France) with its own parliament and laws. Trade mark holders have long been able to obtain Jersey-specific trade mark rights via extension (or “re-registration”) of an already existing UK trade mark right registered nationally … Read More
by Mark SmithUK Court of Appeal finds for M&S against Aldi in Registered Design Battle of the Gin Bottles
Marks & Spencer’s registered designs to “snow globe” gin bottles were held to be infringed by Aldi’s look-a-like products in court of appeal Case No: CA-2023-000521. In the assessment of the registered designs, the court inspected a physical example of the M&S product. The court found that the designers of the M&S Product had had … Read More
by Julia D'Arcy