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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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