The team acts on licensing, collaboration and other deals relating to the exploitation of patents and know-how, copyright, database rights, designs and trade marks.
In many cases we are not able to provide you with all of the relevant details. We have therefore described the work whilst keeping the names of the clients confidential, but we can tell you that with two exceptions all of the following deals involve clients that are either well-known at a national level or are listed companies:

Technology

	Advising a large multinational packaging company on the creation, acquisition and commercialisation of packaging technology including a world-wide portfolio of licences to approved manufacturers as well as licences to certain customers.
	Acting for a listed intellectual property licensing company in the automotive sector in connection with the creation, acquisition and protection of rights as well as its international licensing portfolio. This included a recent licence to a very substantial multinational company in respect of surface acoustic wave technology for use in vehicles.
	Acting for a learned society in the field of information technology, establishing licensing schemes (including the management of the scheme) for several of its exam-based courses on both a domestic and international basis as well as related trade mark advice.
	Advising a substantial and well-known governmental organisation with one of the most extensive laboratories and scientific capabilities in the public sector, in relation to its ongoing research and development, commercialisation and licensing work.
	Acting for listed international technology broker in connection with the acquisition, commercialisation and disposal of property including international licensing and partnering arrangements as well as work in relation to spin-outs.
	Acting for a listed multi-national software company, on a number of high value licensing transactions, both in the UK and overseas.

Designs, Design Concepts

	Acting for a design and trade mark licensing company in respect of the licensing of designs and trade marks for use on general merchandise for well-known high street retailers
	Advising design studios in a listed company in respect of the ownership of design rights and copyright, including ownership and infringement issues
	Acting for the designer of consumer gadgets in respect of the evaluation and licensing of the designs
	Acting for a cosmetics company in respect of the licensing of packaging designs and trade marks as well as the formulations of products
	Advising a restaurant designer in respect of the protection and exploitation of restaurant concepts
	Advising several international fashion houses on intellectual property matters over a number of years
Franchising
	Acting for a leading restaurant chain in relation to its international expansion through local or regional franchising
	Advising a rapidly expanding footwear manufacturer on its fundraising throughout the UK
	Acting for a leading provider of corporate hospitality in relation to its fundraising in the UK and Ireland of its entertainment packages

Merchandising and Sponsorship

	Acting for an internationally renowned client in the financial services sector in relation to the sponsorship of a national arts institution
	Acting for a national sports governing body in relation to a major sponsorship deal with Audi, and (for the same client) a sponsorship deal with a well-known national retail clothing brand.

Publishing

	Acting for the publisher of a well-known legal almanac in the licensing and contingent disposal of rights in the almanac
	Acting for the executors of a well-known literary estate in relation to the international licensing of the copyright in an extensive catalogue of works
	Acting for a learned society in respect of publishing and distribution agreements, the appointment of overseas agents and the provision of online library services