Below is a list of the top and leading Patent Lawyers in Birmingham. To help you find the best Patent Lawyers located near you in Birmingham, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.
Birmingham’s Best Patent Lawyers:
The top rated Patent Lawyers in Birmingham are:
- Matthew Shaw – Forresters – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
- Matthew Allen – Allen IP Limited
- Yvonne Johnson – Barker Brettell LLP
- Mark Goodwin – Wilson Gunn – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
- James Robey – Wilson Gunn – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
Forresters – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
Matthew Shaw graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Nottingham and now work in a wide range of fields, and on a variety of IP issues. The majority of his practice now covers trademarks in the UK, EU and overseas, protecting commercial branding, personal names, corporate identities, and logos, with a particular interest in motorsport, and the leisure/entertainment/F&B industries.
He also has a particular interest in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution. A significant part of his responsibility at Forresters lies in client development and acquisition – both at home and abroad – which means that he has been lucky enough to travel widely.
Products/Services:
Patents – Life Sciences, Patents – Chemistry, Patents – Technology & Engineering, Trademarks, Designs & Copyright
LOCATION:
Address: Rutland House, 148 Edmund St, Birmingham B3 2JA
Phone: 121 236 0484
Website: www.forresters.co.uk
REVIEWS:
“I have been dealing with Matthew Shaw and he’s been so helpful with full insight and practical advice about my trademarks with a sense of humour. Fun to deal with in light of quite stressful trademark opposition filings. Thank you for your help, Matthew.” – Anna
Allen IP Limited
Matthew Allen is a registered UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, and a European Trademark and Design Attorney. He is regulated by IPREG. Matthew obtained a Bachelors’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of London, and a Masters’s degree in Management of Intellectual Property Law. He deals with a wide range of mechanical engineering technology and technology in neighboring industries.
Products and processes include high-performance brakes and clutches in the automotive industry, aircraft fuselage, wing, and landing gear designs, mechanical inserts and fasteners, and processes for insertion, application of advanced materials in drilling, cutting, and boring machines, dental and surgical implants, medical devices such as stents and speculums, and a broad range of consumer, household and industrial products.
Products/Services:
Patents, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, IP Agreements, IP Strategy, Competitor IP
LOCATION:
Address: 3 Windsor Terrace, Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UH
Phone: 121 454 3118
Website: www.allenip.com
REVIEWS:
“Allen IP Limited is highly recommended for your business intellectual property needs. During a three year working relationship to date, Matthew has provided a consistent knowledgeable and proactive service, helping to guide his client through an appropriate process suited to their requirements. Advice and actions have always been conducted in the most concise and timely fashion, allowing the client to best make informed decisions at each stage. Project charging has always been reasonable and value for money. Charging estimates are always made prior to proposed work and prove accurate or under budget at completion. A recent exercise into the national phase of application into four countries/organisations came in comfortably under budget. Thank you Allen IP!” – Dan B.
Barker Brettell LLP
Yvonne Johnson is an experienced patent attorney, having worked in the profession for more than 20 years, and has a formidable reputation when it comes to dealing with oppositions and appeals. Her main focus of work is within the field of chemistry and life sciences, including green innovations; polymers, pigments, and dyes; fuel technology; flavours and fragrances.
Yvonne also has broad experience working within the healthcare and medical fields, including pharmaceutical formulations, and is adept at navigating excluded matter rules in Europe in the fields of therapeutic, surgical, and diagnostic methods. Yvonne is recognised for providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice.
Products/Services:
Patents, Trademarks, Designs & Copyright, Oppositions & Appeals, Renewals SME’s Startups Start With IP, Secondments, Validations, Professional Support, Aerospace, Automotive, Cosmetics, Energy, Food & Drinks, Medical, Universities, Brexit
LOCATION:
Address: 100 Hagley Rd, Birmingham B16 8QQ
Phone: 121 456 0000
Website: www.barkerbrettell.co.uk
REVIEWS:
“We have used Barker Brettel since 2008 for all of our IP needs. They have worked with us to register global patents and registered designs, as well as trademarks. They have also helped us when we have identified infringements. They have always been open and honest well in advance about the costs associated with our IP, giving us plenty of time for us to change strategies if need be. Yvonne Johnson has been our main contact throughout this process and she has been a valued member of our IP strategy and team. We highly recommend them for both startups and established business.” – J.H.
Wilson Gunn – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
Mark Goodwin is an honours graduate in chemistry. He joined Wilson Gunn in 1988 and qualified as a Chartered and European Patent Attorney in 1992. Mark became a partner in the firm in 1994 and handles the international intellectual property portfolios of a number of domestic and multinational clients. Mark has considerable expertise in direct advocacy work before the European Patent Office at all levels, including proceedings before the Technical Boards of Appeal.
In addition to patents, he advises on a range of trademark, copyright, and design issues that are qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney. His trademark practice encompasses a range of non-contentious and contentious matters in the UK, EU, and further afield.
Products/Services:
Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, Copyright, Domain Names, Searching & Watching, Renewals & Portfolio Management.
LOCATION:
Address: Charles House 148/9 Great Charles Street Queensway, Birmingham B3 3HT
Phone: 121 236 1038
Website: www.wilsongunn.com
REVIEWS:
“This esteemed firm is perfectly equipped to deal with the most technically taxing copyright, design right, patent, and trademark problems across the creative and technologies industries.” – Chambers 2013
Wilson Gunn – Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
James Robey graduated from the University of Durham with a master’s degree in physics and in 1996 he joined Wilson Gunn. He qualified as a Chartered and European Patent Attorney in 2000 and became a partner in 2004. James is a Chartered Physicist and a Member of the Institute of Physics. His patent practice covers a broad range of technologies including automotive, hydrocarbon extraction, scientific and medical equipment, instrumentation, and software inventions.
James has wide experience of patent prosecution including direct advocacy at the European Patent Office in both ex-parte and inter-partes proceedings and he also routinely advises on patent enforcement. He is a tutor for the University of Strasbourg training course for European Patent Attorneys.
Products/Services:
Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, Copyright, Domain Names, Searching & Watching, Renewals & Portfolio Management.
LOCATION:
Address: Charles House 148/9 Great Charles Street Queensway, Birmingham B3 3HT
Phone: 121 236 1038
Website: www.wilsongunn.com
REVIEWS:
“The team is compact, professional & agile – It provides a great service.” – Chambers & Partners 2017