England - East Midlands • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

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Intellectual property

Howes Percival LLP

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Howes Percival LLP ‘couple excellent knowledge and experience in this field with a hands on, personable approach’, handling intellectual property litigation, international trade mark portfolio management on behalf of retails, manufacturers and food and drinks clients. Team leader Matthew Talbot is ’a highly capable, personable and problem-solving IP lawyer’ specialising in complex trade mark, copyright, patent and design rights disputes. With a background in food and drink law, he is well-equipped to advise on European Food Protection matters such as PGIs, PDOs and TSGs. Hannah Steggles‘ practice focuses on patent, trade mark and design right litigation. Directors Jenna Bruce and trade mark attorney Sarah Dacre are also of note.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team couple excellent knowledge and experience in this field with a hands on, personable approach. This combination means that they are a delight to work with.’

  • ‘I have worked with Hannah Steggles on a number of cases over the last 4 years. I have consistently been impressed with the commercial, common sense approach she brings to cases. I have not worked with any one who is more committed to their clients than Hannah. This coupled with her excellent technical knowledge means that I have repeatedly recommended her and will continue to do so.'

  • ‘Matthew Talbot - a highly capable, personable and problem-solving IP lawyer. Highly recommend.’

  • ‘I have worked with other law firms in the past but I can honestly say that Howes Percival and the team have been fantastic from start to finish from the advice to implementation and for dealing with curve balls easily efficiently and delivering the desired result.’

  • ‘Hannah Steggles is extremely experienced at Howes Percival. Whilst anyone qualified can do what they do, no one can quite deliver it in the way they do...and I know this as I've used other law firms!'

Key clients

  • Business Software Alliance, Inc. (“BSA”)
  • Start-rite Shoes Limited
  • FibreFab Limited
  • Prokon Software Limited
  • Just Hype Limited
  • Toatee Limited
  • Robovision Limited
  • Craft Buddy Limited
  • Imperial International Ltd
  • The National Forest Company
  • Autodesk Ltd
  • Internetwork Media Ltd
  • Samworth Brothers Ltd
  • Viridian International Limited
  • Alyssa Smith Jewellery Limited
  • Digital Media Technologies Limited
  • Gibbs Croft Limited t/a Soreen
  • Synergy Devices Limited
  • Microstrategy Incorporated
  • Starkers Group (including Brand X, Tutti Rouge and JoJoe)
  • The Breeze Drinks Company
  • South East Dons Football Club
  • Sowvital Ltd
  • Morningside Pharmaceutical Ltd
  • Red Helix Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising Business Software Alliance Inc, whose members include Autodesk, Siemens, PTC, Prokon and Graphisoft as well as many other software companies and advising generally on infringement actions.
  • Acting for Just Hype Limited in various contentious and non-contentious matters including cross border infringement actions, licensing and international trade mark portfolio management.
  • Advising South African engineering company, Prokon Software Limited on its IP strategy in the UK and Europe including obtaining trade mark protection and protection measures generally.

Lawyers

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Matthew Talbot

Hall of fameHowes Percival LLP

Matthew is a partner and specialises in all areas of UK and European intellectual property law, particularly contentious matters. He advises clients regarding trade marks, copyright, design rights, passing off, patents, European food protection and defamation. Matthew also has substantial experience in IT disputes and has frequently appeared before the English courts, the European Court of Justice and the UK and European Patent Offices. Matthew is the head of the IP/IT team at Howes Percival, having joined in November 2006 to set up their IP/IT offering. He acts for clients across the UK and Europe covering all areas of intellectual property and large IT disputes.

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthew Talbot

Other key lawyers

Hannah Steggles, Jenna Bruce, Sarah Dacre

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