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IP STARS Reviews

Overview

Fieldfisher is best known for its soft IP practice. The firm is recommended for trade mark protection and disputes work as well as copyright and IP transactions advice. Hastings Guise, who now leads the firm's IP practice, is supported by brand protection specialists such as Harriet Seymour. The notable lawyers for soft IP disputes are Nick Rose and James Seadon.

The firm has experienced lawyers in other departments, such as media and technology, who can advise on copyright and related rights matters. Stephen Saltzman leads its media sector practice. Gordon Drakes and David Bond are key lawyers for IP-related transactions work, especially franchising.

Testimonial

2023

"They know and understand our business very well."

"They are friendly and provide commercially driven advice."

"They are swift to respond with careful and considered advice. Nothing ever seems like too much trouble for them and they are always willing to go the extra mile."

"They are always prompt, always strategic and very easy to work with."

"The team is effective and highly skilled both in its approach to client handling and litigation strategy, and also in terms of dealing efficiently with the practicalities of litigation."

"It is easy to communicate with them. They always provide us with a full scenario of the possible actions and they are completely committed with the clients."

"They are fantastic to work with. They are very thorough and see things from all angles. They are also pleasant to work with in high-pressure situations."

"We appreciate their expertise and they are pleasant to deal with."

"They are thorough, organised and professional but also informal and pleasant to work with. "

"We appreciate the combination of thoughtful, tactical litigation ability with a real human side – the management of all the many people involved, from counsel, solicitors, client and retired judges etc, is really special and brings out excellent results."

Copyright & related rights

Copyright and design case studies show contentious and non-contentious work. Clients include Genius Sports, Dell, Oh Polly and Altana Wealth. Former head of media Tim Johnson has retired. 

Patent

Case studies show the firm advised companies such as Peloton Interactive and MGA Entertainment on patent disputes. In December 2022, the firm lost its key patent litigator, David Knight, to a competitor.