ABOUT US
Gateley IP
A dedicated UK patent and trade mark attorney group, working alongside specialist IP solicitors from Gateley Legal to provide a full suite of IP services.
Gateley IP is a dedicated patent and trade mark attorney group within Gateley, a leading professional services business.
Gateley IP consists of three established IP firms – Adamson Jones, Groom Wilkes & Wright and Symbiosis IP – specialist teams of patent and trade mark attorneys, with multidisciplinary capability and strategic scale.
We work alongside specialist IP solicitors from Gateley Legal to provide a full suite of IP services, helping businesses to protect, commercialise and enforce their intellectual property, combining legal and technical expertise with commercial insight.
Our patent and trade mark attorneys represent companies across a range of sectors, from high-growth start-ups, through established manufacturers and retailers, to some of the biggest companies in the world. We are experienced professionals with in-depth understanding of our clients’ businesses, which means our advice is always proportionate, pragmatic and aligned to commercial goals.
We also have technology and sector specialist teams, such as our life sciences and chemistry patent attorney teams, which provide services bespoke to the needs of companies in those sectors, both in terms of protection and commercialisation strategies.
How are we different?
What makes Gateley IP different is our ability to look beyond IP rights in isolation.
We further provide complementary strategic support for clients at key stages of a business’s lifecycle. Working seamlessly alongside IP solicitors, corporate lawyers, and commercial and regulatory experts within Gateley, we offer clients direct access to broader legal and commercial expertise when it matters most.
Together, we deliver IP services that are technically rigorous, commercially attuned and deeply responsive to the evolving needs of the needs of our clients. We do not just protect IP, we help businesses to develop it and use it to grow, to compete and create long-term value.
Why work with Gateley IP
Gateley IP provides patent and trade mark attorney services that are commercial, strategic and informed by deep industry knowledge. We don’t just protect IP, we help you use it to grow, compete and create long-term value.
Specialist knowledge, backed by complementary services
Our patent and trade mark attorneys are specialists in their fields, and commercial and strategic in their outlook. We help ambitious companies protect their innovations and brands, commercialise and enforce their IP assets, and move forward with confidence at every stage of growth.
As part of Gateley, a leading professional services group, we work alongside specialist IP solicitors from Gateley Legal to provide a full suite of IP services. We also offer clients a wide and extensive range of additional legal and professional services to support businesses at key stages of their business life cycle, with the scale to handle increasingly complex and sophisticated work as businesses grow and evolve.
Support to make business decisions with confidence
At Gateley IP, being easy to work with and clear in our advice is a genuine priority. We take the time to understand our clients’ commercial objectives and constraints, and we explain complex IP issues in a straightforward, practical way. Clients value our ability to present clear options, with a strong commercial steer, so they can make confident business decisions without unnecessary complexity or cost.
We aim to be regarded as a fundamental part of our clients’ teams, not just a service provider, whether that means supporting founders at the earliest stages of innovation conception and branding, advising in-house IP professionals on portfolio development and IP strategy, or working closely with boards and investors to exploit the value of intangible assets. Our attorneys are technically excellent, but also immersed in the commercial realities of our clients to ensure their IP strategy aligns with commercial aims.
Transparent communication, regular updates and forward planning are central to how we work
From the outset, we focus on clarity, communication and continuity. Our clients work with dedicated, specialist teams who stay with them as their business grows, ensuring consistency of advice and a deep understanding of their IP portfolio. We are proactive in explaining what to expect at each stage of the IP journey, including timelines, costs, risks and opportunities.
Whether managing a single filing or a complex international portfolio, we make sure clients understand not just what we are doing, but why it matters and how it supports their wider strategy.
Supporting innovation from concept to commercialisation
Gateley IP has a strong track record of supporting innovation-led organisations, including start‑ups, UK and international universities and their associated spin‑outs, scale‑ups and established R&D‑driven businesses. We regularly work with clients to align IP strategy with funding rounds, collaborations, licensing opportunities and exit planning.
Our teams are particularly recognised for their work in life sciences, medtech, chemistry and emerging technologies, where robust IP is critical to securing investment and competitive advantage. Clients and investors alike value our ability to create IP portfolios that stand up to scrutiny and deliver real commercial leverage.
