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IP Due Diligence
Buying a business as a going concern (or all the shares in that business) can be a daunting prospect.
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IP Valuation
While people tend still to think of IP in legal terms, in a modern business, intangible assets are no longer just a protective shield against competitors.
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Intellectual Property is an Asset
- Licensing;
- Assignments;
- Attracting funding.
COMMERCIAL IP
Harrison IP is also well-placed to help you with all the commercial and transactional aspects of intellectual property.
We’re not only in the business of getting Patents granted and Designs or Trade Marks registered for you, or handling any IP disputes related to these rights, Harrison IP is also well-placed to help you with all the commercial and transactional aspects of intellectual property.
Agreements we can draft (or advise/comment on) for your business include:
- Licence and franchise agreements, for all types of IP including software;
- Sale of business agreements involving IP;
- Assignment of intellectual property agreements;
- Manufacturing agreements;
- Service-level agreements;
- Non-disclosure (confidentiality) and non-compete agreements;
- IP and confidentiality clauses in employment/contractor agreements;
- Coexistence and settlement agreements;
- Website terms and conditions;
- Website privacy policies.
We can audit your marketing and branding materials to make sure they comply with all relevant regulations, including food labelling regulations, the Code of Advertising Practice, and consumer protection regulations. We are experts in IP due diligence and IP valuation, and offer these services as part of our commercial offering.
The chances are, if it involves IP intersecting with your business in some way, we can help you with it.
WHAT'S NEW
Helping untangle the Intellectual Property web.
We'll help you keep up to date with the latest IP news and laws.
UKIPO Fees are Increasing on 1 April 2026
On 1 April 2026, the UKIPO is raising all official fees associated with filing and maintenance of UK patents, registered designs, and trade marks. The UKIPO website contains comparison tables for patent, registered design, and trade mark fees which make clear that fees are going up across the board and in some cases, substantially. With … Read More
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
EU 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
