England - North West • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
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Addleshaw Goddard

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Addleshaw Goddard houses a broad practice, whose lucrative client base notably includes Harrods, Kickers International, and MoneySuperMarket. The group is known for advising clients on trade mark portfolio management, IP assignment agreements, and due diligence. Paul Bentham leads the team, and is a design protection and exploitation expert who routinely acts for international brand owners. Nadine Waters is exceptionally experienced in handling licensing and tech transfers, and the IP aspects of corporate transactions. Tim Carter is particularly adept at handling a wide variety of non-contentious trade mark issues concerning portfolio protection and the clearance of new brand names. Andrew Bayley is noted for his broad knowledge of IP and IT disputes.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Paul Bentham is a real guru in the Northwest - Paul has worked at the very top level of IP for over 30 years. The "go to" person for your most important work, he consistently delivers highly successful outcomes for his clients.'

  • 'Tim Carter has over 20 years experience at the top, and this really shows in the quality and depth of his expertise and advice. A genuine "safe pair of hands".'

  • ‘The work I have received from Addleshaws has been of a very high standard and I consider them to be very valuable advisors.'

  • ‘Tim Carter is personable, knowledgeable and a great person to bounce ideas off of. He is very responsive and always available for a quick chat to talk things through which I find enormously reassuring and helpful.

  • ‘Tim Carter is a tower of strength with extensive and very practical trademark knowledge. We throw all sorts of odd trademark queries at him relating to various trademarks and trademark disputes in countries around the world and he is always calm, effective and responsive.’

  • ‘Nadine Waters is a stand out advisor. I really value her friendly challenges, logical approach, commercial awareness and deep understanding of market norms and pressures for in house legal teams.’

  • ‘The team are fantastic - very responsive, pragmatic, willing to give opinions and explain complex areas of law in a straightforward manner. They proactively manage our portfolio and I know we are in safe hands with them. ’

  • ‘Tim Carter is excellent. He is very proactive and ensures that matters are followed up and pushed to completion. He has a great manner and is very good at explaining complex areas of law in a simple fashion. Tim is very responsive and once we instruct him I have every confidence that we are in safe hands.'

Key clients

  • Harrods
  • MoneySuperMarket
  • Travelodge Hotels
  • Kickers International
  • Panacea Group Limited
  • Giacom
  • GRS Roadstone Group Ltd
  • Banyan Software UK Limited
  • KCOM Group Limited
  • Primark Stores Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised GRS Roadstone Group Ltd on the IP due diligence elements (primarily assessing and advising in relation to securing the ownership of various patents) of its multi-million pound acquisition of Soil Science Ltd. Soil Science Ltd.
  • Advised Banyan Software UK Limited on the IP elements of Banyan's acquisition of the entire issued share capital of a trading connectivity provider, FXCubic Ltd including securing the ownership of IP.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Nadine Waters
Addleshaw Goddard

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Bentham

Other key lawyers

Nadine Waters, Tim Carter, Andrew Bayley