Mr Bill Goodwin > Ward Hadaway LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Ward Hadaway LLP Offices

Ward Hadaway LLP
5 WELLINGTON PLACE
LEEDS
LS1 4AP
England
Visit website 0113 205 6600 0113 205 6700

Mr Bill Goodwin

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0113 205 6643 bill.goodwin@wardhadaway.com

Work Department

IP/IT

Position

Partner

Career

Bill is a commercial lawyer with many years’ experience of advising on both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property and information technology matters. He is also a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney.

chartered-trade-mark-attorney-e-card-brandingBill has gained a reputation amongst innovative businesses for providing practical, commercial and user-friendly advice, beyond the usual legal assistance.

He regularly presents talks to entrepreneurs and business people on protecting and exploiting brands, technology and other innovations.

Bill advises a very wide range of clients, including PLCs, SMEs, start-ups and inventors, on all aspects of commercial law.

He has particular expertise in relation to the development and exploitation of new technologies, trade mark law and information technology.

Bill has worked with many businesses to help them develop, protect and successfully exploit new technologies.

This has included providing strategic advice on protecting and exploiting new products; drafting and negotiating research and development agreements and intellectual property licensing agreements and advising technology-focused businesses on joint ventures and corporate transactions.

Bill combines in-depth knowledge of the law on patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and confidential information with the ability to explain complex concepts accessibly.

He has a wealth of experience advising brand owners on trade mark law and regularly files and prosecutes trade mark applications in the UK, Europe and internationally for clients.

Working with a number of well known brands, he frequently advises on disputes concerning the ownership, validity and infringement of trade marks.

Bill advises software developers, software resellers and purchasers of IT systems and services on licensing and implementation projects. This has included a number of high value projects involving business-critical IT systems.

Bill has completed a number of secondments with clients including a major retailer and a large software supplier. This has given him a keen understanding of the commercial pressures his clients face every day.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property

The ‘very commercial and efficient’ IP practice at Ward Hadaway LLP is active in trade mark portfolio management matters and regularly works with SMEs and startups in the technology sector, which instruct the team to advise on brand protection and expansion. The team regularly advises on cross-border matters, assisting with global trade mark filings and disputes, and also handles an increasing volume of commercial IP acquisitions. Bill Goodwin, who leads the practice, is an expert in IP matters in the technology sector. Rebecca Whisker is also recommended.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Ward Hadaway LLP acts for a broad spectrum of clients, including individuals and entrepreneurs, SMEs, owner-managed businesses, public companies, equity funders, and debt providers. The corporate team, led by Adrian Ballam, has experience in the healthcare, technology, energy, manufacturing, and food and drink sectors. Jonathan Pollard is another key contact in the corporate group, while Bill Goodwin leads the commercial practice, which has particular know-how in IP, IT and telecommunications, and data protection-related matters.

Yorkshire and the Humber > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms

Ward Hadaway LLP’s team offers ‘expertise, flexibility and reliability’ to clients on IT procurements and digital transformations, which it is capable of handling for both buyers and suppliers. The practice frequently assists with contract and licence drafting and is also active in the protection and promotion of technology solutions on behalf of startup IT providers. The practice is led by Bill Goodwin, who advises on IT transactions and service provisions for a number of clients in the technology space.

North > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property

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Bill Goodwin – Ward Hadaway LLP

Ward Hadaway LLP’s Newcastle-based intellectual property team provides contentious and non-contentious advice to tech start-ups, entrepreneurs and clients from the digital and creative sectors. The team led by Bill Goodwin, who is also a chartered trade mark attorney, has particular expertise advising spin-out companies from the university sector. A key practice area concerns trade marks where the team built a strong portfolio of blue-chip clients providing registration and portfolio management services as well as handling trademark disputes. The group, including Tim Toomey, Robert Glassford and associate Sally Hyslop closely collaborates with the firm’s IT specialists, including key figure Judy Baker. Alex Shiel  retired in March 2023.

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