Our Services
Service overview
What each service covers
Every service follows the same working method: explanation, written scope, documentation, administration and a written status report.
Patent Advisory
Structured support with patent documentation, application preparation and the administrative steps that follow.
- A structured review of your invention disclosure before any filing decision is taken
- Plain-English explanation of the difference between a provisional-type filing and a full application route
- A document and drawing checklist covering the technical description you will be asked to supply
- Guidance on the information a patent office expects from an applicant, and on the correspondence that follows
From £95
Copyright Support
Clarity on who owns a work, how ownership is evidenced and how rights are transferred or licensed.
- Clarifying who owns copyright in written, visual, audio and software works
- Registration and evidence-of-authorship options explained in practical terms
- Assignment and licence wording for commissioned and collaborative work
- The checks worth making before a protected work is published, sold or licensed
From £85
Trade Mark Guidance
Class selection, availability information and application administration for names, logos and slogans.
- Review of the goods and services classes your mark will need to cover
- Availability information search, with the results explained rather than simply forwarded
- Application preparation support and help with examination-stage correspondence
- Monitoring and renewal administration so a registration does not lapse unnoticed
From £120
IP Portfolio Management
One accurate register of every right you hold, with deadlines and renewals tracked in advance.
- A single inventory covering registered and unregistered intellectual property
- Status, renewal and deadline tracking with reminders issued ahead of each date
- Ownership records reconciled against your company register and internal records
- Periodic portfolio review with a forward view of renewal and administration costs
From £180
Licensing & Assignment
Support with the paperwork behind granting, sharing or transferring ownership of a right.
- Licence structure options set out plainly: exclusive, non-exclusive, sole and territory-limited
- Assignment drafting support where ownership of a right is being transferred
- Royalty and payment-term schedules recorded in writing before anything is signed
- Recordal of a change of ownership with the relevant office, and confirmation when it is complete
From £165
Indicative fees
Fees by stage, confirmed before work starts
The figures below are the indicative fees for the entry point of each service. A written scope setting out the stages, the fee for each stage and any official fee is always issued first.
Patent Advisory
£95Initial patent advisory consultation, up to 60 minutes
Copyright Support
£85Copyright ownership and rights summary
Trade Mark Guidance
£120Class and availability information report
IP Portfolio Management
£180Portfolio inventory and status review
Licensing & Assignment
£165Licensing or assignment document review
Official fees are separate. Patent, trade mark and design offices charge their own application, examination, publication and renewal fees. Those amounts are set by the office, are shown in your written scope, and are passed on at cost with no mark-up.
Service scope
What is included, and where legal advice begins
We are explicit about the boundary, because it matters to your decision.
Included in every service
Explanation of the procedure, document and information checklists, preparation and checking of paperwork, administrative correspondence, deadline tracking and written stage reports.
Not included
Opinions on infringement, validity, entitlement or ownership, representation in proceedings, negotiation of commercial terms and advice on whether to enforce a right.
Available in the United Kingdom
Our support is provided to individuals, creators and businesses in the United Kingdom, and covers procedures administered by the United Kingdom offices and registries.