Dehns

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, creative solutions to our clients’ intellectual property needs.

Dehns was founded in 1920 and over more than 100 years we have grown organically anD sustainably to become one of Europe’s largest intellectual property firms, with an internationally established reputation. With 200 people across offices in Manchester, London, Munich, Oslo, Oxford, Brighton, Bristol and Sandwich, and a strong network of global partnerships, we offer our clients a truly international service.

We work at the forefront of developments in intellectual property, building on our extensive experience, with a thorough understanding of cross-cultural nuances in intellectual property law. In this way, we use our practical knowledge and pragmatic approach to achieve the most commercially successful outcome for our clients.

Who do we work with?

We work with a wide range of organisations, from start-ups and individual private inventors, universities and TTOs, to SMEs and multinationals. Our client list spans an expansive range of sectors. This diversity is matched by the specialist fields in which Dehns’ attorneys and agents work. Our forward thinking and progressive team are well known for their ability to understand even the most complex technologies and markets.

Our approach

We keep our clients’ requirements and objectives in mind, ensuring they get the best possible advice, and follow a trajectory that ensures that all the work we do with them is both cost-effective and relevant to their business strategy. Our unique combination of experience, commercial awareness and specialist legal knowledge means we can give them exceptional service in the fields of IP.

Most importantly, we cast aside the legal jargon and will speak in real terms that are easy to understand. We provide practical, pragmatic and commercial advice that can be applied immediately to business and business objectives.

We offer comprehensive international services

• Preparing and filing patent applications, trade marks and designs in Europe and throughout the world
• Conducting opposition and cancellation actions
• Searching and giving advice on conflicting patents, trade marks and designs
• Watching for competitors’ patents and trade marks
• Preparing and recording licences, assignments and other transactions
• Conducting infringement and other proceedings in the Courts
• Liaising with other lawyers on both contentious and non-contentious matters
• Renewing patents, trade marks and designs
• IP management consulting
• Dispute Resolution

Please contact info@dehns.com or visit www.dehns.com for a full list of our services. We’re here to help!