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Welcome
Handsome I.P. provide Intellectual Property services to Attorneys, SMEs and Start-ups in the UK, Europe and internationally. We strive to provide a high quality, on-time, trustworthy service, going the extra mile for our clients.
Our Services
We are able to provide our services for the UK, European and International IP legal systems. Furthermore, we have a network of carefully sourced, tried and trusted, attorney firms in other countries, especially other European Patent Convention countries. We can therefore offer both European Patent validations and national IP applications with a high quality and at an excellent price.
On the subject of European protection, we offer our clients useful alternatives to consider as part of an overall European IP strategy. For instance, we think it important to consider the options of national applications compared to European-wide applications, and utility models instead of (or perhaps as well as) patents. We can provide estimates of costs and times for all the options so our clients can make informed decisions.
Of course, we should add Designs and Trademarks to the list of IP that we advise on and handle. We regularly undertake such work at both the UK IPO and the EU Office (OHIM). We not only handle new applications but also oppositions, revocations and invalidations. We advise on infringement issues relating to all forms of IP and are often asked to assist clients on both sides in pre-court actions. In addition, we offer a complete package of services including preparing development agreements, joint venture agreements, confidentiality agreements, licenses and IP audits.
About Us
We provide competitively priced advice and services relating to all types of intellectual property such as patents, designs, trademarks, and copyright. We are UK Chartered Patent Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys, European Trademark and Design Attorneys. We help you protect and make money from your inventions, trade secrets, know-how, ideas, logos, brands, etc. Remember, if it's worth copying then it's worth protecting.
Patents
Protect your new products and processes in the UK and abroad. License your patents to create a revenue stream. Stop others from copying you. Sell your ideas. Raise finance on the basis of your patents. We have experience helping start-ups with cost-effective services. No charge for an initial consultation. 1. COPYING - Stop others from copying your invention/product. 2. BUSINESS ASSET - It's an asset to your business, which looks good for investors and banks, and when you come to sell. 3. LICENSING - You can allow others to make or sell your invention product and charge them royalties. 4. REDUCE YOUR CORPORATION TAX - The new "Patent Box" tax relief scheme from the government allows you to reduce your corporation tax liability to only 10% (from 20%) on the profits made from selling your patented invention/product. 5. PROVIDES IMMEDIATE PROTECTION - as soon as the patent application is lodged at the Patent Office you can talk about your invention. 6. MARKETING - Buyers and end-consumers like patented products. 7. DETERRENT - It prevents many competitors from even considering copying your invention/product. 8. PATENT PENDING - The words "patent pending" together with an official number can be used on the product/literature/website/packaging, etc... 9. STOP IMPORTATION INTO UK - A UK patent can be used to stop importation into the UK. 10. COMMERCIAL ASSET - A patent can be sold or mortgaged.
Trademarks
1. PRICE - It's not expensive (only a few hundred pounds for a UK Registered Trademark (RTM) in one class). 2. BUSINESS ASSET - It's an asset to your business, which looks good for investors, banks and when you come to sell. 3. STRONGER - It's much stronger than relying on "passing-off" to stop others using the same or similar name or logo. 4. ® - You can legally use this symbol with your RTM. It is a criminal offence to use it without the trademark being registered. 5. INDIVIDUALITY - It provides a good deal of assurance that your trademark is unique. 6. DEFENCE - You cannot be found guilty of infringing someone else's RTM if you are merely using your own RTM. 7. COMPANY NAME/LOGO - can be protected with an RTM. 8. DOMAIN NAMES - can be protected with an RTM. 9. TWITTER NAMES - can be protected with an RTM. 10. PRODUCT NAME/BRAND NAME/LOGO - can all be protected with an RTM.
Designs
Register the appearance of your new products. Registered designs offer cheap, quick protection from copiers.
Searching
Want to know if anyone else has had the same idea? Want to know if anyone has already registered your trademark? Want to know if your product infringes someone else's Registered Design? We can provide searches for all of these and more.