Intellectual Property - South West
What the Team is Known For
DAC Beachcroft in Bristol protects and commercialises intellectual property rights for healthcare, financial services, media and technology businesses. It is also noted for anti-counterfeiting, parallel import and trade mark infringement proceedings and is recommended for software licensing disputes.
Strengths
"DAC has a comprehensive team who go the extra yard and have an excellent proactive and pragmatic approach."
"DAC has an excellent team offering clear and concise advice at all times. There is no issue too complicated or knotty for them."
"The team has a strong sense of commercial insight and a background of providing innovative solutions to licensing. They have a wealth of experience and are inventive problem-solvers."
Work Highlights
DAC Beachcroft acted for Bonnier Books and the authors and illustrator of the Flying Fergus series of books, defending a claim for copyright infringement.
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Allan-Jones is head of department at DAC Beachcroft's Bristol office. He offers a comprehensive commercial and contentious IP practice, covering all core rights. "Andrew is a leader in IP. He is really cost-effective, pragmatic and absolutely knows his stuff." "Andrew achieves great outcomes for his clients, who are fortunate to have him as their lawyer. He thinks outside the box and ahead of the curve." "Andrew is extremely knowledgeable and always has a solution to our problem." "Andrew understands our business and commercial objectives." "Andrew is always helpful and provides balanced advice."
