Birketts LLP continues to bolster its IP practice with hires at junior level, which attests to the importance of this work to its corporate clients. The firm handles the full range of IP work, with Maria Peyman in Cambridge taking the lead on disputes. Her team is ‘very good at demystifying the highly technical and complex nature of patent law’. Non-contentious work is also led from Cambridge by the ’responsive, commercially aware and supportive’ Quentin Golder, with support from Andrew Priest, who is an accredited IP specialist in Scotland. Melanie Harvey in Ipswich oversees the trade marks and branding team. Alec Cameron left in late 2024.
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‘Highly experienced and very approachable team led by Maria Peyman. The team is very good at demystifying the highly technical and complex nature of patent law and quick in gaining an understanding of our issues and priorities.’
‘Maria Peyman and Emily Broadrick quickly grasped the practical aspects of our case. They took time to view first hand the product and technology to understand its workings and were then expert in then identifying the critical product protection issues - guiding us through prior art, enforcement strategies and defences to allegations of infringement.’
Key clients
- Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- Big Drop Brewing Company Limited
Work highlights
Conducting a range of work for Greene King, including portfolio management, investigations for portfolio growth, filing strategy discussions, prosecution of trade mark applications through to registration. Advised Greene King on concerns about third party use. Initiated and defended oppositions in the UK to enforce Greene King’s earlier rights and have successfully overcome UKIPO Registry refusals.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Melanie Harvey; Maria Peyman; Quentin Golder
Other key lawyers
Andrew Priest; Emily Broadrick