Birketts’ Intellectual Property Team specialise in securing, enforcing, and commercialising design rights, both registered and unregistered in the UK and internationally.
Our dedicated intellectual property (IP) lawyers understand the immense value that design rights can bring, often providing a crucial competitive edge in the marketplace. We are committed to helping you safeguard your innovative products and strengthen your IP portfolio.
Design rights are a powerful tool in protecting the unique appearance of your products. By registering your design, you gain exclusive rights to its use, enabling you to take action against any third parties attempting to commercialise a similar or identical design. This protection is vital in maintaining your market position and ensuring your hard work is not exploited by others.
Expertise
- Strategic pre-filing advice: working with you to identify where the value of your designs lie in your business and advising on key design elements to protect, helping you build a strong IP portfolio that deters potential copycats.
- Securing design protection: managing the entire process from filing and registration through to renewal of your registered design rights.
- Commercialising: advising on the licensing and sale of design rights.
- Litigation and dispute resolution: representing clients in the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) for Tribunal matters, and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) for design infringement claims, providing robust defence and enforcement of your design rights. We also assist with ‘take-downs’ on Amazon and other online retailers.
Our approach
Our Team bring a wealth of legal and commercial insight, with backgrounds from City and international law firms. We deliver City-level expertise at non-City rates, ensuring excellent value for our clients. Our approach is both strategic and practical, tailored to meet the specific needs of your business.