Appleyard Lees > Leeds, England > Firm Profile

‘Richard Bray and David Clark’s ability to answer our questions promptly and with high quality, especially during urgent times and despite the time difference, is always reassuring. Entrusting them with handling matters in Europe and the UK is always a wise decision. Additionally, they communicate frequently to ensure a correct understanding of the client’s needs and are able to motivate everyone to do their best.’

‘Appleyard Lees has grown in size but retains the character and personality of a small firm; highly focused on the client, super-responsive, and with an excellent strategic approach to patent prosecution and management.’

‘Barbara Fleck is an outstanding European Patent Attorney with expert knowledge in the biotechnology IP space, notably in the fields of transgenic animal technology, antibody engineering, and therapeutic biologics including bi-specific molecules. I am impressed with Barbara’s strategic handling of our caseload. Barbara summarises highly complex arguments with great clarity.’

‘The practice has highly experienced experts in fields covering food science and related technologies who think together with the client about the optimum strategy for protecting IP, which can go beyond thinking about patent content.’

‘The team arranged for us at Appleyard Lees is diverse in its technological and IP skills, as well as their industrial knowledge and background, yet with people knowing about our industry to help drive everybody in the right direction in line with our expectations to maximise relevance of our IP rights. All people are friendly and most importantly curious to understand and fit our needs and bring added value for us.’

‘Richard Bray and Paul Beynon are second-to-none when establishing a trusted relationship with their client and are always available to listen to us and adjust resources and advice in a tailor-made fashion. They are just a pleasure to work with and they are really on top of things to ensure the supporting team outputs are to expected standards.’

‘Appleyard Lees have been exceptional at creating our patent estate and advice on Freedom to Operate. In particular, the patents they craft for us stand out globally in the field as having clear claims that account for the complex, noisy and changing biology. Their leadership in the field is also demonstrated by how the partners and associates have educated examiners in numerous jurisdictions on the appropriateness of our filing and the lack of rational in the application of others.’