Intellectual Property (IP) Disputes

Our Dispute Resolution Team are highly experienced at being able to resolve disputes regarding intellectual property including claims, providing pragmatic and commercial advice to you.

Intellectual Property disputes?
Intellectual Property encompasses a vast and diverse array of property from software and other copyright materials, to designs and logos and inventions and processes. How can we help?

  • Copyright infringement or copyright protection – Copyright is probably the intellectual property which is most commonly infringed. The law protects original artistic, dramatic and literary works. 
  • Trade Mark infringement or breach – Trade marks can have protection both in an unregistered and a registered format. 
  • Design Rights – These rights can be registered or unregistered. A registered
    design provides a legal monopoly. As with trade marks design owners can apply for a UK registered design or a Community Registered design. 
  • Patents – Patents give the inventor of a technical device or process an absolute monopoly over it for a fixed period of time. The process of obtaining a patent is strict and a formal application process needs to be undertaken.
  • Confidential Information – It can be possible to protect information which is sensitive to a business through rights in confidential information (which
    covers know how and trade secrets). Whilst these are not strictly IP
    rights they can protect sensitive information, both technical and commercial and do not need to be registered

Protecting your brands intellectual Property
It is important for individuals to protect their assets and this includes the non-tangible assets that you might own. Registering your ownership of those assets that can be registered is key but equally important is vigilance to stop unauthorised use. It is important to take action to stop other individuals and companies from infringing your rights as if you do not take action it can later be argued that you have granted an implied licence for your works to be used.

Often disputes such as these can be resolved without the need to resort to litigation and early involvement from us can ensure that any IP infringement is stopped promptly. When it is not possible to bring the dispute to an end quickly through correspondence, we have unrivalled expertise in running proceedings to enforce and defend intellectual property rights for you through the Court process should this be necessary.

Quick links

IP Protection: Protect what you create

Most businesses benefit from a basic understanding of Intellectual Property rights to help protect what they create and to avoid them infringing the rights of other people and businesses.

Read more >

Copyright Infringement: Spring Promotion on Cease and Desist Letters

Are you the owner of copyright in photographers, pictures or words?  Have you discovered someone else is using the work without your permission?  A take down notice from us may be all it takes to stop the infringement of your intellectual property and to secure you a monetary sum by way of compensation.

Failure to take action can result in you losing your rights in relation to the works.  Therefore, it is important to act to protect your assets.

Compensation will depend on the level of infringement but often we can secure you in the region of £750 to £1,000.

 

Latest news & insights

Auto-sync causes IP infringement

Auto-sync causes IP infringement

In the case of WEISS TECHNIK UK LTD v DAVIES, the Court held that four former employees and a company set up by one of them had breached their contractual and equitable confidentiality obligations.

read more

 Intellectual Property Team

  • All departments
  • Agricultural Law
  • Brexit
  • Careers
  • Co Co - Employee Share Schemes
  • Co Co - Recovery & Insolvency
  • Co Co - Restructuring
  • Co Co Corporate Governance
  • Co Co Corporate lending
  • Co Co Financial Services
  • Co Co Franchising
  • Co Co GDPR
  • Co Co in-house legal support
  • Co Co International Contracts
  • Co Co M&A's
  • Co Co MBOs & MBIs
  • Co Co Partnership and LLPs
  • Co Co Regulatory, Compliance & Competition
  • Co Co Shareholders Agreements
  • Co Co Terms and Conditions
  • Co Co- Intellectual Property
  • CoCo - Banking and Finance
  • CoCo - New Businsess
  • CoCo Competition Law
  • CoCo Consumer Law
  • CoCo Data Protection - Marketing
  • CoCo Data, IT & Technology
  • Commercial Law
  • Commercial Property
  • Construction
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Corporate Law
  • Debt Recovery
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Disputes - Business
  • Disputes - Declarations of trust
  • Disputes - Probate and inheritance
  • Disputes - Professional negligence
  • Disputes - Restrictive Covenants
  • Disputes - Shareholders & Partnership
  • Disputes - Tenants in Residential Property
  • Disputes - Wills, trusts & probate disputes
  • Disputes and Small Claims
  • Disputes Construction
  • Disputes with Co-owners
  • Divorce
  • Employee - Termination
  • Employer - Termination
  • Employment
  • Employment - Business protection
  • Employment - Collective consultations
  • Employment - Contracts, services, consultancy
  • Employment - Employee benefits
  • Employment - Employee Procedures
  • Employment - Equality, discrimination and harassment
  • Employment - Family Friendly Rights
  • Employment - GDPR and Data Protection
  • Employment - Post employment obligations
  • Employment - Redundancy & Reorganisation
  • Employment - Settlement Agreements
  • Employment - Tribunal Claims
  • Employment - TUPE
  • Employment - Wages, holiday and sick pay
  • Employment - Workers rights
  • Employment Tribunal claims
  • Estate Administration
  • Expat Legal Services
  • Family Law
  • Financial Services
  • GDPR
  • Help to Buy
  • Immigration law
  • International Legal Services
  • Key Property Contacts
  • Land and Property Disputes
  • Land, development and construction
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Leasehold
  • Licensing Law
  • Money, Tax and Inheritance
  • New Build Conveyancing
  • Private Wealth and Inheritance
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Finance
  • Property Law
  • Residential Property
  • Residential Property - Completions
  • Residential Property - Shared Ownership
  • Trainee Solicitor
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate

Award winning legal advice

Herrington Carmichael offers legal advice to UK and International businesses as well as individuals and families. Rated as a ‘Leading Firm 2024’ by the legal directory Legal 500 and listed in The Times ‘Best Law Firms 2023 & 2024’. Herrington Carmichael has offices in London, Farnborough, Reading, and Ascot.

+44 (0)1276 861 708

Email: info@herrington-carmichael.com

Farnborough
Brennan House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre Business Park, Farnborough, GU14 6XR

Reading (Appointment only)
The Abbey, Abbey Gardens, Abbey Street, Reading RG1 3BA

Ascot (Appointment only)
102, Berkshire House, 39-51 High Street, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7HY

London (Appointment only)
60 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4JS

Privacy Policy   |   Legal Notices, T&Cs, Complaints Resolution   |   Cookies  |   Client Feedback   |  Diversity Data

Our Services

Corporate Lawyers
Commercial Lawyers
Commercial Property Lawyers
Conveyancing Solicitors
Dispute Resolution Lawyers
Divorce & Family Lawyers
Employment Lawyers
Immigration Law Services
Private Wealth & Inheritance Lawyers
Startups & New Business Lawyers

Pay Online >

Please be aware that we have no plans to change our bank details. If you receive any indication that any of our bank details have changed please contact us before sending us any funds. We take no responsibility for monies you transfer into the wrong bank account.

© 2024 Herrington Carmichael LLP. Registered in England and Wales company number OC322293.

Herrington Carmichael LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 446245.