The fresh alternative to traditional IP practices.
We offer sound and cost effective commercial advice.
Life Sciences - Chemical / Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
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.
Trade Marks
The attorneys in the trade marks team share many years of experience in-house, as well as in private practice, and can therefore offer sound and cost effective commercial advice.
Domain Names and Online Usage
Domain names represent a crucial extension of trade mark rights and we regularly assist our clients with registering their domain name, as well as enforcing their trade mark rights against illegitimate or potentially conflicting domain names when appropriate.
Designs and Copyright
Our attorneys have considerable experience in all aspects of the law relating to designs, including registered designs, unregistered design rights and copyright.
WHAT WE DO
We offer intellectual property services to clients in the UK, the European Community and throughout the world.
Our services include:
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names. We deal directly with the UK Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office, the Community Trade Marks and Designs Office (OHIM) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
We deal with all other patent and trade mark offices through our extensive network of associate attorneys in each country and territory throughout the world.
Patents – We handle the full range of technical subject matter, including the increasingly complex areas of biotechnology and electronics.
Trade marks – We have particular experience in the fields of manufacturing; pharmaceuticals (prescription and OTC); medical equipment and devices; cosmetics & healthcare products; footwear and clothing; food and drink; household goods; building products; retail services; banking and finance; publishing and education.
We advise on all forms of unregistered intellectual property rights including copyright and design rights.
Our "practice areas" pages will provide you with more detailed information on IP rights.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
OUR SERVICES
We offer intellectual property services to clients in the UK, the European Community and throughout the world.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
We assist with protecting, enforcing and defending all types of intellectual property rights throughout the world, including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and company names.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Clients Say
“Harrison IP has been the go-to firm of patent and trade mark attorneys for Scottish Health Innovations Ltd. (SHIL) for several years now.
Their expertise and attention to detail in developing and growing the complex portfolio of NHS Scotland IP which SHIL holds on behalf of health boards has been invaluable and their knowledge of the health care and medtech sectors is second to none.”
Dr Robert Rea, SHILRESOURCES
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Confidentiality of Medical Trials
The confidentiality of medical trials was examined in recent EPO board of appeal case T 0670/20. During phase IIa and IIb clinical trials conducted prior to the filing of patent application EP2140867, tablets of anti-blood clot agent edoxaban were distributed. Under European law, is not necessary to show that a disclosure has in fact taken … Read More
New Rules Require UK Address for Service in Trade Mark and Design Matters
There are two main scenarios in which UK pending or registered design and trade mark rights held by non-UK applicants or proprietors might not have a UK address for service (“AFS”) or representative. They are: UK rights filed and secured through the Madrid Protocol (trade marks) or Hague Convention (registered designs); and Registered trade mark … Read More
Hindsight in Assessment of Inventive Step
The EPO favours the problem-solution approach in the assessment of inventive step. This involves identifying the closest prior art, as the prior art document that provides the most promising starting point for an obviousness attack. However, the step of identification of the closest prior art in the problem-solution approach creates a potential tension with one of … Read More