Patents
Virtually all machines, products, processes and individual parts of them, are patentable provided they are new, inventive and capable of industrial application. A patent confers a considerable commercial advantage, preventing competitors from exploiting a patented invention for up to 20 years. Read more »
Trade Marks
A prominent trade mark can be a company’s most valuable single asset the registration of which provides the proprietor with the means to protect its brand name and prevent copying and imitation. If an infringement of a registered trade mark is judged to have occurred it can be restrained by court order and the courts may also award damages and costs to the proprietor. Read more »
Designs
Registered Designs can be obtained to protect the appearance or a part of a product, resulting from its shape and configuration, including lines, contours and materials. Unregistered Design Right, an unregistered right similar to copyright, provides automatic protection arising on creation of a design, and can co-exist with Registered Designs. Read more »
Copyright
Copyright protection in the UK is automatically accorded to work when required conditions are met. It is not necessary for a work to be novel or have any aesthetic value to qualify for protection, but it must be the result of independent effort. Read more »
IP Healthchecks
Whatever the size of a client's commercial operation they may benefit from an IP Healthcheck. We can help identify areas of risk, from third party impinging on commercial activities, or from the problems surrounding ownership of intellectual property. Read more »
Searching
We are able to offer various patent, design, trade mark and company search services. We are able to conduct pre-filing searches to identify potentially relevant existing registered rights in respect of patents, trade marks and designs. Read more »
Renewals
BRYERS are able to pay renewal fees directly to the UK Intellectual Patent Office and European Patent Office, as well as having a network of foreign associates who assist us with payment of renewal fees elsewhere. We also offer a combined renewals service covering patents, designs and trade marks. Read more »
Translations
We have a network of specialist technical translators who assist us with the translation of patent specifications and other texts. Bryers can provide a cost-effective service for validation of a European Patent across the contracting and extension states or for the preparation of a specification for filing in non-English language jurisdictions. Read more »