Business ยท intellectual property
Intellectual property barristers, instructed directly.
To protect and enforce your ideas and brands, a barrister can advise on intellectual property and represent you against infringement.
At a glance
Trade marks
Protecting and enforcing brands and names.
Patents and designs
Inventions and registered and unregistered designs.
Infringement
Pursuing and defending infringement and passing off.
Intellectual property law protects brands, inventions, designs and creative work through trade marks, patents, registered designs and related rights. A barrister can advise on protecting your IP, on infringement and passing off, and on defending claims, and represent you in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and the High Court.
A barrister will assess the strength of a right or a claim, the value at stake, and the most efficient route, and represent you in court. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a intellectual property barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
Someone is copying your brand, product or design
You have been accused of infringing IP
You want advice on protecting an idea or brand
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Frequently asked questions
Can a barrister handle an IP dispute directly?
Yes. Through Direct Access an IP barrister can advise you and represent you in the IPEC and High Court, without going through a solicitor first.
What is passing off?
It is using another trader's goodwill to mislead customers, even without a registered trade mark. A barrister can advise whether you have a claim.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed fee for advice. There is no charge to enquire.
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Speak to a intellectual property barrister
Tell us about your matter. There is no charge to enquire.