Patents
Patent drafting, prosecution and portfolio development.
Patent servicesSERVICES
IP support across the product lifecycle.
UK and European patent and IP support for startups, SMEs and technology-led businesses. Protection, product clearance and portfolio decisions shaped around your plans.
Registered Designs
UK and EU registered-design strategy and preparation.
Registered-design services
IP Strategy & Opinions
Clearance, freedom to operate (FTO), validity, due diligence and contentious work.
IP strategy and opinions
Fractional Patent Counsel
Flexible in-house patent and IP support alongside founders, engineering and leadership teams.
Fractional patent counsel
Trade Secrets
Protecting valuable confidential information and know-how.
Trade-secret advice
IP Audit
A structured review of intellectual property assets, ownership, risks, gaps and priorities.
IP audit servicesENGINEERING & PHYSICAL PRODUCTS
Technical understanding behind the advice.
Mechanical and electromechanical inventions, consumer and industrial products, manufacturing and mobility technologies. Work directly with a patent attorney whose background combines engineering, private practice and in-house experience.
Explore patent support for engineering and physical productsINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Different forms of innovation require different forms of protection.
Patents, registered designs, copyright, trade marks and trade secrets each protect something different. Understanding the available rights is often the first step in developing an effective intellectual property strategy.
OVERSEAS ATTORNEYS
Your independent European patent associate.
UK and European patent support for overseas patent attorneys and agents, including US sole practitioners and small firms. Work directly with Ritchie Daniel on your clients’ filings and prosecution, with reporting and client-contact arrangements agreed with you.
CONTACT
Discuss your technology.
Start with a high-level description of the product, decision or intellectual property issue.
Start an enquiry ›“Combining a strong technical background in engineering with clear, effective communication, he excels in IP and patent protection.”
Dr Chongming WangSenior Battery Engineer