Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Ashfords' strong and experienced team of Intellectual Property (IP) and Information Technology (IT) experts know how to protect, defend and help you exploit your IP and IT assets. We regularly work on protecting and exploiting IP and IT rights both in the UK and overseas. Our skills apply to a wide range of industries. We also have extensive experience of working on IP and IT issues faced by public sector bodies.
Our clients always receive commercially sound advice and we deliver commonsense as well as technical expertise. The approach of Ashfords' Intellectual Property and Information Technology team is straightforward: "Our clients' interests, are our interests". This runs though everything we do.
- IP transactions;
- IP litigation and disputes;
- brands and trade marks;
- protecting designs;
- protecting inventions;
- IP audits & valuations;
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Information Technology & e-commerce
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- data protection and privacy.
Recent work undertaken includes:
- advising a London based fragrance house on a copyright dispute;
- advisng a South West based Brewery on various trade mark disputes;
- advising a leading children's product supplier in connection with a patent infringement dispute;
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advising a leading clothing retailer in connection with various unregistered design right infringement disputes; and
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advising a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of manhole covers and containment products to the forecourt and construction industries in connection with a copyright, registered design and unregistered design right infringement dispute.
This team has been praised for its continued ability to provide clients with an extremely diligent and effective service. It has established a national presence. "effective, confident and flexible" team.
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2009 Edition
