The Intellectual Property (IP) team is ranked in the Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession. Please find below quotes from the directory.

The Southampton office is a key contributor to the firm's IP offering, which also features expertise beyond the region in Oxford and London. Trade mark work has been a key area for the group, involving both prosecution and litigation advice, in addition to licensing matters, especially in the context of franchising. Highlights include trade mark portfolio and passing-off issues and domain name disputes for clients ... The group's broad client base features a concentration of companies in the hi-tech, charity and education sectors, and the team has also experienced a rise in trade mark work from Australian, German, Canadian and American firms.

The London office of this leading South East firm is held in high esteem, with a particularly good reputation in the art market for advice on artist resale rights work. ...

Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2010

This “incredibly user-friendly team” provides “a truly excellent service” to its clients. The Portsmouth-based team’s appointment to Catalist, the government’s public sector procurement panel, is an acknowledgement of its strength, which ranges from IP registration to High Court disputes. The group is also involved in validity investigations and biopharmaceutical issues and is praised by clients for its attentive personal service.

Chambers UK, A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2009

For more information, please contact Jill Bainbridge, head of Blake Lapthorn solicitors' Intellectual Property team on 023 8085 7160 or email jill.bainbridge@bllaw.co.uk.