Bates Wells covers a full array of TMT matters, advising clients on commercial contracts, employment-related matters in the gig economy, sponsor license issues, and sector-specific compliance issues. Clients include international technology firms, with the practice routinely helping them with matters regarding outsourcing and trade marks. Leading the team is Richard Marke, who assists IT customers in a range of sectors on acquiring technology products, while other key members of the team include Chetal Patel, Paul Jennings, and Eleonor Duhs.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We greatly appreciate and value the advice, guidance and expertise of the team at Bates Wells who have been assisting us in relation to trade mark matters, and taking a pro-active approach to settle potential objections and disputes over our marks.'

  • 'The team have taken the time to get to know us, our business and to really dig down into what is most important to us in relation to our brand identity. The advice we've received has been accessible; easy to understand and digest and allowed us to make informed choices on how to proceed.'

  • ‘Laura Morrish's guidance and advice in relation to trade marks has been invaluable to us.'

Key clients

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
  • Positec

Work highlights

Advised Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity in relation a services agreement for the purposes of integrating a new AI based customer relationship management tool.
Advised a large tech-based charity on trade marks and branding, and advising the spin out company which focusses on assisting with the transition to working with Artificial Intelligence.

Practice head

Richard Marke

Other key lawyers

Chetal Patel; Paul Jennings; Eleonor Duhs; Laura Morrish