Increasingly, intellectual property (IP) disputes involve questions of significant commercial value. Our Intellectual Property (IP) Disputes & Investigations team has experience in helping clients to value and enforce their intellectual property rights in a range of contexts - transactions, licensing, tax planning, financial reporting, regulatory reviews, as well as disputes.

Our experienced team can call on global resources to provide expert and commercial advice that can help you to settle intellectual property (IP) disputes, carry out comprehensive intellectual property (IP) investigations and maximise your value from licensing arrangements. Our skill set covers a wide range of IP rights across industries, including:

• pharmaceutical patents
• copyrighted content in the media industry
• trade marked consumer brands
• technological trade secrets

Intellectual property (IP) disputes

We can provide financial and economic advice in respect of claims for damages resulting from the infringement of IP rights or the breach of a licensing agreement. We often assist settlement negotiations in the early stages of disputes and can provide written and oral expert evidence later in the litigation process.

Intellectual property (IP) investigations

Our intellectual property (IP) investigations team conduct royalty investigations on behalf of licensors to help assess the completeness of licensing income returns We also work with licensees to help quantify their potential exposure or rebut allegations of royalty underpayments.

Our wider team regularly advises on valuation and financial reporting issues surrounding intangible assets and our Intellectual Property (IP) Due Diligence Investigations team can help maximise the income derived from IP rights prior to a business sale. In cases of IP theft or counterfeiting activity, our forensic technology specialists can investigate and evidence the trail of IP leakage, be it external or internal.