Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Appleyard Lees IP LLP Appleyard Lees is a leading global IP firm based in the UK. We help you to protect and defend your intellectual property.

Appleyard Lees is a leading intellectual property law firm with over fifty patent and trademark attorneys and litigators. Who we are and what we do – but also, how we do it – makes us distinctive. We help our clients protect and monetise their intellectual property, and manage post-grant challenges, should they arise. We offer broad sector and industry knowledge, plus the ability to adapt our serv

ices to specific client requirements, in an agile way. With offices in UK innovation hotspots, we are positioned to give clients expert strategic IP advice in the UK and worldwide.

25/12/2021

Season's greetings from Appleyard Lees! 🎄

09/12/2021

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 23:
Routes into IP https://lnkd.in/ddwrmAwy

In this episode of the podcast, trade mark attorney Cherry Shin and trainee patent attorney Jonathan Foster talk about their journeys into the world of intellectual property (IP).

How did they come to the legal profession? What are the requirements for training as a patent or trade mark attorney?

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17/11/2021

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 22: When to go to the IPEC – IP litigation in the UK - https://lnkd.in/dC867GB5

Part of the UK’s High Court, The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (the IPEC) provides fast, cost-effective intellectual property litigation proceedings, without the risk of paying uncapped costs to an opposing party.

In this episode, Appleyard Lees solicitors, partner Bill Lister, and Christopher Thomas, discuss when a case should be taken to the IPEC, the mechanisms for doing so, and what proceedings may look like once a case reaches the IPEC.

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14/10/2021

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 21: Shifting priorities and working practices for in-house teams post-lockdown https://bit.ly/3DzC1yO

In episode 6 of the podcast, released July 2020, Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Adam Tindall and Ean Davies discussed COVID-related challenges faced by in-house IP teams. How did the business disruption affect in-house IP teams’ priorities, and what changes did Adam and Ean foresee for the future?

In this episode, we revisit Adam and Ean’s predictions. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of new working practices, and changes to the patent filing process resulting from lock-downs, and the pandemic, more generally.

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23/09/2021

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – 20: Doctrine of equivalents and its impact on patent infringement assessment in the UK https://appleyardleesgreenshoots.com/the-greenshoots-podcast-by-appleyard-lees-episode-20/

In 2017, the UK Supreme Court’s judgement of Actavis v Eli Lilly created significant change to the way patent infringement is assessed in the UK by introducing a formal doctrine of equivalents.

Four years on, Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Adam Tindall and David Walsh, and senior associate and patent attorney Chris Mason discuss the impact the Supreme Court’s judgement has had on the outcomes of patent infringement hearings in the UK, and how this has affected patent owners and third parties.

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NOTICE OF UK PUBLIC HOLIDAYAll of our offices, along with the UK Intellectual Property Office, will be closed on Monday ...
23/08/2021

NOTICE OF UK PUBLIC HOLIDAY

All of our offices, along with the UK Intellectual Property Office, will be closed on Monday 30 August 2021.

Find out more: https://hubs.la/H0Vf7nH0

23/07/2021

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 18: filing multidisciplinary patents – overcoming the hurdles

https://appleyardleesgreenshoots.com/the-greenshoots-podcast-by-appleyard-lees-episode-18-filing-multidisciplinary-patents-overcoming-the-hurdles/

The use of AI and machine learning in drug discovery is increasing, especially in the discovery of treatments for COVID-19. Obtaining patent protection for these innovations is complex, requiring multidisciplinary, tech-specific patent knowledge.

In this episode, patent attorneys and Appleyard Lees partners Barbara Fleck, Julia Gwilt and Howard Read discuss the difficulties of obtaining a patent involving both and , and the importance of a multidisciplinary team of patent attorneys.

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23/06/2021

Intellectual property disputes: how to avoid them, and what to do when they arise - The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees, Episode 17: https://appleyardleesgreenshoots.com/the-greenshoots-podcast-by-appleyard-lees-episode-17-how-to-avoid-intellectual-property-disputes-and-what-to-do-if-they-arise/

Episode 17 features Bill Lister and Chris Thomas, specialist IP solicitors who help clients in the UK and around the world manage IP disputes in a commercially and legally sensible way. Chris and Bill discuss how to prevent disputes, and what to do if they arise.

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NOTICE OF UK PUBLIC HOLIDAYAll of our offices, along with the UK Intellectual Property Office, will be closed on Monday ...
24/05/2021

NOTICE OF UK PUBLIC HOLIDAY

All of our offices, along with the UK Intellectual Property Office, will be closed on Monday 31 May 2021.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3hAqoQy

14/05/2021

The entrepreneurial journey of Mags Walker, founder of the fabl and Toolally - The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees, Episode 16: https://lnkd.in/eZ_7DW6

In episode 16, we're joined by Mags Walker, the founder of Yorkshire-based marketing agency the fabl, and Toolally, a statement fashion accessory brand supplying accessories to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, and featured on the cover of Vogue.

Mags and Appleyard Lees partner Chris Hoole talk about her journey from 'Big Four' accountant to owner of two successful start-up businesses. Discussion topics include:

Mags' early career | Mags' first experience of running a business | Learning from previous experience | The entrepreneurial bug | The importance of doing what you love | The founding and growth of the fabl and Toolally

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15/04/2021

Patent Box – tax relief for patent owners and licensees - The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees, Episode 15: https://appleyardleesgreenshoots.com/the-greenshoots-podcast-by-appleyard-lees-episode-15-patent-box-tax-relief-for-patent-owners-and-licensees/

Episode 15 follows the release of the 2021/22 UK Budget and the announcement that UK corporation tax is set to rise to twenty-five percent in 2023.

Appleyard Lees patent attorney and partner, David Walsh, and RSM UK corporate tax partner and Patent Box specialist, Thomas Dews, discuss the increased value of the UK Patent Box tax regime, and how those who own or license patents could benefit from it.

The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees brings you intellectual property (IP) stories and insights from IP experts, inventors and entrepreneurs at the forefront of creating and managing IP.
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