Back to rankings
England - London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
4

Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design

Farrer & Co logo

Farrer & Co

More information
With key clients in the fashion, charities, arts, museums and culture, media and entertainment, sports, music, and publishing sectors, Farrer & Co’s team is co-led by Owen O’Rorke, who leverages a background in the arts to advise creative and media industry clients on strategic matters. Fellow co-head Ian De Freitas leads on contentious work, handling digital and tech copyright, advertising, and branding disputes across various sectors. David Copping is a key name for strategic projects, asset exploitation, spin-outs, and R&D projects, and Jeremy Isaacson mostly works with higher education institutions and private companies. William Charrington is also highly recommended. Peter Wienand retired.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A very high-quality and diverse team of solicitors who have a wide range of experiences.'

  • ‘Owen O'Rorke - thinks outside the box and is willing to come up with commercial and practical solutions to resolve legal difficulties. Ian De Freitas - a very impressive solicitor crossing over between intellectual property and broader technology disputes. Alan Baker - excellent commercial solicitor who provides great instructions when things become more litigious. Jeremy Isaacson - very able and willing to balance practical advice with the legal merits. William Charrington - high quality solicitor with a range of interesting clients.’

  • ‘The practice of Farrer & Co in the area of IP, specifically copyright, trade mark and art law, was very effective, and the team includes professionals who are very well-connected with the industry. Their difference from other firms, regarding art law, is that we had the opportunity to solve the issue quickly since the professionals at Farrer were directly in contact with auction houses.’

  • ‘I worked with William Charrington, who is very knowledgeable and well-prepared in copyright law and extremely efficient.’

  • ‘Specialism in museum artifacts and assets and IP rights. Knowledgeable team.'

  • ‘Owen O'Rorke is articulate, clear and reflects an understanding of public sector processes and politics that is assuring.'

Key clients

  • The Economist
  • The National Portrait Gallery
  • Vertedge

Work highlights

Providing ongoing legal counsel to the editorial teams of The Economist, focusing on mitigating copyright infringement risks.
Provided legal counsel to The National Portrait Gallery in its collaboration with Frameless to launch of the “National Portrait Gallery Unframed” project.
Providing legal counsel to Vertedge, focusing on the global brand protection.

Practice head

Owen O’Rorke; Ian De Freitas

Other key lawyers

Lucy Billet; Alan Baker; Jeremy Isaacson; David Copping; William Charrington; Natalie Rimmer; Anisha Birk; David Morgan