United Kingdom (England)

Firm overview

Gill Jennings & Every LLP (GJE) is a leading firm of European patent and trade mark attorneys which combines a relentless focus on high-quality IP services with an innovative approach to providing strategic and consulting advice to clients and investors. We act throughout the EU – and will continue to do so through both our London and Munich offices.

Our world-wide corporate and foreign attorney clients value the efficiency of the service we provide in acquiring and maintaining their and their clients’ IP rights as effectively as possible. We ensure the right combination of quality advice, fast processes, and technology to give clients the right support for their needs. Our ability to manage large portfolios and keep clients informed of their IP rights is highly regarded, whether using our own technology such as our well-regarded Client Portal, or updating our clients’ databases directly. Our own service standards and processes combine with individual Service Level Agreements to ensure we provide the types and levels of services our clients expect.

We are widely recognised for our commercial acumen and regularly work with leading corporate lawyers and accountants in handling strategic IP issues, and have developed new IP services designed to ‘future proof’ our client businesses. Marketed as ConsultIP™, those services put IP at the centre of business strategy rather than in its traditional place as an ancillary concern. Through ConsultIP™, we provide a full range of support for patent, trade mark and designs portfolios, including an objective review of the value of those portfolios, to help clients exploit their investment, and attract further funding for their ventures.

Our strong reputation in Oppositions, whether defending our clients’ rights or attacking our opponents’ claims, is built on a record of wins which is second to none. Since conception, GJE’s opposition’s group have handled over 1300 oppositions (close to 450 defending, and 850 attacking). The firm’s opposition practice has significantly increased over the last 5 years through handling over 400 oppositions in this time period. Our expertise is spread across the firm with over 70 new oppositions being taken on in 2021.

Our client bank includes global corporations, foreign attorneys, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), early-stage/spin-out companies, universities, and individual inventors.

Our attorneys offer a broad range of technology-agnostic skills, in addition to our core specialist expertise in engineering, physics, IT/software, electronics, life sciences, medical technologies and chemistry.

Firm overview

About Us

Rouse was established in the UK in 1990, and is recognised as a global Intellectual Property leader operating as a closely integrated network with more than 600 people working out of 18 offices in 13 countries.

We focus exclusively on IP, from strategic consulting, patents and trade marks through to domain names, copyright, designs and geographical indications. And we’re experts in providing services for each stage of their life cycle.

We have a deep understanding of all jurisdictions around the world and a strong focus on more challenging markets such as Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Russia. Most importantly, we’re passionate about IP and enjoy working with clients who share that passion. We put clients at the heart of our business and build long standing relationships. From large multinationals that want our scale, quality and professionalism, to start ups that value our entrepreneurial spirit, the companies we work with come from a broad range of sectors with diverse business interests and needs.

The Rouse Difference

Rouse prides itself on its quality and professionalism, but we have also always dared to be different. We don’t believe that all firms should be the same. That’s why we’ll always challenge the traditional way of doing things if we think another way is better.

It also means we don’t just advise on the law - in many countries we help define and shape it. We have a practical, pragmatic and “unstuffy” approach, with teams of professionals who work closely together across functions and geographical borders in a non-hierarchical, creative and results-oriented environment.

Rouse people are full of energy and enthusiasm. We are passionate about IP, our business and our people, and we genuinely enjoy what we do. We believe that having fun provides a happier, more productive working environment.

The Rouse Network

“International reach, local expertise”

Whatever your needs, in whatever country, we have either an established Rouse office or a long standing relationship with a local firm.

All our offices have both local and international experts that have bilingual capability. Where we don’t have an office we have a relationship with a local firm that we believe offers the best service for our clients and is the best fit for the Rouse culture and and the best service for our clients. Working with Rouse internationally means you can have one point of contact as well as a team of people around the world supporting you in the necessary jurisdictions.

The Rouse Network consists of local subsidiaries of Rouse International Limited and closely aligned but independent firms which work seamlessly together on engagements. Which elements of work are done by which entity depends entirely on the country in which work is carried out, in compliance with relevant legal and regulatory provisions.

Firm overview

At Greaves Brewster we’re proud to have a distinct approach, mindset and location. It means we’re able to do things a little differently. It also might be why our clients say that we’re the most open, transparent and easy to deal with IP practice out there. We believe every interaction with your attorneys should be simple and straightforward.

We are committed to providing excellent, client-driven service and to enjoy doing so. Our aim is to add value to our clients’ businesses, whilst charging a fair price for our work. We believe in working efficiently, utilising technology and simplifying processes wherever possible. We are flexible, we adapt to our clients’ needs, rather than expecting them to fit in with our way of working.

We are experts in all aspects of IP prosecution, including drafting, filing and prosecuting patent, trade mark and design applications, as well as strategic management of our clients' IP portfolios. We are sought out for our experience of oppositions and appeals and are well known for providing clear cut, commercially relevant advice, particularly in relation to freedom to operate and due diligence.

We believe that it is possible to be successful whilst still acting in an ethically sound and satisfying manner. Whilst we continually act to maximise our clients’ business gains, when it comes to measuring our success, we do not believe financial gain to be the most important factor. We are committed to supporting the practice diversity of our staff, encouraging them to work on matters that are valuable and intellectually stimulating, as well as financially rewarding. We actively choose to work with clients and companies who share our purpose.

Firm overview

Mishcon has one of the largest independent IP practices in the UK. Sitting at the heart of the Innovation Department, our IP team works with the owners of some of the world’s best-known rights to create value by protecting, enforcing, and exploiting their valuable IP.

Cementing our prominence in the IP legal market, our IP team is ranked highly throughout various legal and IP focused directories. In recent years we have won a number of major industry awards, including, UK Trade Mark Prosecution Team of the Year (MIP EMEA Awards 2024), UK Trade Mark Disputes Team of the Year (MIP EMEA Awards 2022) and Cross-Border Patents Litigation Team of the Year (MIP EMEA Awards 2021). We have also won a number of 'Impact Cases of the Year' at the Managing Intellectual Property Awards, including for, Trade Marks (Sky v SkyKick, Iceland Foods, Health & Happiness), Copyright (novel website blocking injunction for Nintendo), and Patents (Zentiva/Dr Reddy's Laboratories (fingolimod) and Lupin (Truvada)).

Our IP group offers a complete range of IP-related services, including: strategic IP advice; trade mark, patent and design clearance and portfolio management; handling IP infringements swiftly and tenaciously; and IP commercial transactions such as franchising and licensing, with the experience and know-how to take on the role of strategic advisor in pursuit of key business objectives.

Our clients range from small start-ups seeking to disrupt existing categories or occupy a completely new space, to global operations looking to exploit emerging opportunities or fundamentally transform entire parts of their business. Our clients operate from a wide-range of sectors, from Retail and Technology to Life Sciences. Each of our sector groups is comprised of lawyers who have deep expertise in these areas, and highlights the breadth of experience amongst our team.

On 1 January 2023, Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters merged, delivering on both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy. The merger accelerates our growing share of the technology, media and life sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs generally.