Foreign Associates
Over its 125 year history, Swindell & Pearson has acquired vast experience in acting as a local associate in Europe and the UK for overseas clients. We act before the European Patent Office (for European Patents), the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (for European Trade Marks and Designs). We also advise in relation to domain names and other internet related issues with respect to Trade Marks, and act before the relevant governing bodies.
Swindell & Pearson are experts in the areas of:
- Preparing filing and prosecuting Patent, Trade Mark and Design applications in Europe and the UK
- Patent and Trade Mark searching and associated advice
- Defending against third party objections and oppositions, including cancellation and revocation proceedings
- Attacking third party Patents, Trade Marks and Designs, for example via opposition proceedings
- Advising on the infringement and validity of European and UK Patents, Trade Marks and Designs
- Assigning and licensing European and UK Patents, Trade Marks and Designs
- Domain name and internet issues relating to the use of Trade Marks
Our attorneys are committed to providing a very reliable and high quality service to their overseas clients, in order to enable them to maintain the highest possible standards for their own clients.
We achieve this by:
- Carefully reviewing any new European and UK law, including the latest case law, and adapting our advice and procedures as necessary
- Regularly holding internal professional development seminars to keep all of our attorneys abreast of the latest changes and trends
- Frequently attending external professional development seminars
- Using the latest computer software to monitor deadlines
- Using electronic filing, where appropriate
If you’d like to discuss how we can help you with your Intellectual Property requirements, please call us on: 00 44 1332 367051, or ask us to call you back.