Gateley Legal IP solicitors
Legal support that works seamlessly alongside your IP strategy
Gateley Legal’s specialist IP solicitors work closely with Gateley IP’s patent, trade mark and design attorneys to provide fully joined‑up legal support. This means clearer advice, faster decision‑making and solutions that reflect the commercial reality of your business and your IP assets.
Find out more about how Gateley Legal’s solicitors advise on commercial matters
Read more about Find out more about how Gateley Legal’s solicitors advise on commercial mattersLicensing and brands
We advise on the commercial exploitation and protection of brands and IP through robust, commercially‑focused licensing arrangements. This includes drafting, negotiating and enforcing licences, assignments and collaboration agreements, as well as strategic advice on brand management, portfolio protection and risk. Our approach ensures your IP is used in a way that supports growth, generates value and stands up to scrutiny.
Franchising
Our franchising specialists help businesses structure, launch and grow successful franchise models, with IP at their core. We advise on franchise agreements, disclosure, brand protection and ongoing compliance, ensuring that trade marks, know‑how and systems are properly protected and consistently applied across the network. The result is a franchise framework that supports scale while safeguarding brand integrity.
Commercial contracts
We support IP‑rich businesses with a wide range of commercial contracts where intellectual property plays a key role. This includes collaboration agreements, R&D agreements, manufacturing and supply contracts, software and technology agreements, and confidentiality arrangements. Our advice is practical and clear, helping clients manage risk while keeping transactions moving.
This work ensures that IP rights are owned, properly protected and used in a way that supports commercial objectives. By working alongside the patent and trade mark attorneys at Gateley IP, the solicitors at Gateley Legal help clients structure agreements that maximise the value of their IP while managing risk and avoiding future disputes.
IP litigation
When IP disputes arise, they are often business critical. The IP solicitors at Gateley Legal provide specialist contentious intellectual property services, led by IP solicitors and supported by the commercial dispute resolution team, advising clients on enforcing and defending their intellectual property, and resolving any disputes arising from competitor IP.
Our contentious IP work covers the full range of disputes, including patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, confidential information and passing off. We act for clients across a broad range of sectors and at all stages of dispute, from early strategic advice and risk assessment through to litigation and enforcement where required.
What sets our approach apart is the close collaboration between our litigators and our patent and trade mark attorneys. Technical insight from our patent and trade mark attorneys supports the legal strategy from the outset, helping clients understand the strength of their position, the likely outcomes and the most effective route to resolution. This often leads to faster, more cost-effective solutions and, where possible, avoids disputes escalating unnecessarily.
