Life Sciences
Harrison IP attorneys have extensive experience in all aspects of securing patent protection in the Life Sciences - biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, organic and inorganic chemistry.
Engineering / Mechanical
Harrison IP has extensive experience in advising universities, SMEs and large companies in the area of mechanical engineering and in drafting and prosecuting patent applications for those inventions.
Electronics, High Technologies, Software and Business Methods
Inventions involving software or business methods may be patentable in the UK, Europe, USA or elsewhere.
PATENTING
We help our clients protect, enforce and defend their Patent rights throughout the world.
At Harrison IP we offer high quality, commercially-aware advice, backed by each of our Attorneys’ extensive experience in patenting. We handle the full range of technical subject matter. We act for clients ranging in size from individuals, SMEs, start-up companies to large multinational companies and Universities. We help our clients protect, enforce and defend their Patent rights throughout the world.
All of our Attorneys are suitably qualified in their technical field up to degree, masters or PhD level. Several have worked in-house. We have strength and depth of knowledge allowing us to offer Attorney expertise specifically tailored to a particular technical area.
We give strategic advice on the management of client Intellectual Property portfolios with the aim of maximising the strength of the portfolio.
We understand the benefits of a team approach to ensure the best quality advice, and to allow us to deal with complex, rapidly developing and converging technology. By working in cross-disciplinary teams we provide creative solutions to issues faced by our clients.
We deal directly with the UK Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). We deal with all other patent and offices through our extensive network of associate attorneys in each country and territory throughout the world. We have extensive experience of prosecuting Patent portfolios world-wide. We have experience of Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office.
We will also deal directly with the Unitary Patent System once it comes into force. You can find out more about the Unitary Patent System and Unitary Patent Court here.
We seek to provide advice rather than setting out a list of possible options.
Our systems are robust, and are overseen by our formalities manager who has over 20 years experience working in Intellectual Property.
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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