What we do

AdamsonJones is a modern, client-focused patent and trade mark firm offering a full range of intellectual property services in the UK, Europe and throughout the world.

Our principal activities are in the fields of:

• patents
• trade marks
• registered designs

As well as obtaining such rights for our clients, we provide advice on the intellectual property rights of our clients’ competitors, and assist our clients in managing and maximising the value of their IP portfolios.

AdamsonJones represents clients before the UK Patent Office, European Patent Office, and the UK and European Designs and Trade Mark Registries. We also act as representatives for PCT (International) patent applications, and through a network of overseas associates we are able to obtain intellectual property rights for our clients in all jurisdictions of interest, such as the United States, Far East and elsewhere.

We offer a comprehensive and tailored service that principally involves:

• Identifying intellectual property rights and advising on the most appropriate forms of protection
  We ensure that our clients obtain the best possible protection within the constraints of time and budget
• Securing protection
  Drafting, filing and prosecution of patents, trade marks and registered designs
• Maintenance and enforcement of protection
  Advice and assistance in infringement and enforcement matters
  Experience in EPO opposition and appeals practice
  Revocation and infringement actions in the UK
• Validity and infringement opinions
  Providing advice in relation to the intellectual property rights of third parties
  
• Clearance and watching searches
  We carry out searches to establish a client’s freedom to market a proposed new product or to use a proposed new brand name, as well as to assess the likelihood of protection being obtained
  
• IP portfolio management, strategy and policy
  Ensuring our clients' investment in intellectual property best serves their business needs
  
• Renewals
  As part of our complete service, we also handle patent, trade mark and design renewals