fJ Cleveland


Company Profile

In intellectual property 'good' is not always good enough. fJ Cleveland brings sharp analysis, technical knowledge, depth of experience, perseverance and commercial nous to the business of obtaining valuable intellectual property rights relevant to the needs of its clients which include multi-national corporations as well as SMEs and private individuals.

A medium-sized firm of more than twenty patent and trade mark attorneys, with offices in central London and Reading, fJ Cleveland handles all aspects of intellectual property, with specialist departments for patents in all fields of technology, trade marks and designs. All the firm's patent partners are Chartered and European Patent Attorneys. The trade mark partners are all Registered Trade Mark Attorneys and are entered on the list of professional representatives of the Trade Marks and Designs Office of the European Union (OHIM) in Alicante.

fJ Cleveland was founded in 1927 and has an international reputation. The firm is active in CIPA, ITMA, FICPI and INTA* and a number of the firm's attorneys are recognised authorities in their fields, including the Immediate Past President of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and the co-authors of the chapters on opposition practice of the Community Trade Marks Handbook (CIPA/ITMA).

Our Services

fJ Cleveland provides a broad range of services tailored to clients' individual needs. Its trade mark and design services include:-

Trade Marks

  • Trade mark searching and clearance advice.
  • Developing trade mark filing strategies.
  • Filing and prosecution of UK, Community, International and foreign trade mark applications
  • Conducting trade mark oppositions, cancellations and revocation actions
  • Management of trade mark portfolios
  • Trade mark infringement and litigation advice and support
  • Domain searches and registrations
  • Advice on and prosecution of domain name disputes

Designs

  • Devising design filing strategies
  • Filing and prosecution of UK, Community, International and foreign design applications
  • Advice on maximising protection through unregistered design right and copyright
  • Infringement and litigation advice and support in relation to registered and unregistered designs and copyright

Renewals and other services

  • Full-service renewal of trade marks and designs in all countries
  • Intellectual property audits
  • Due diligence advice
  • Preparation and recordal of IP transactions in the UK and worldwide
  • Online client services, including application and renewal information
  • Regular news bulletins to clients

Contacts

Trade Marks

Alan Bernard (ITMA)

Jonathan Clegg (ITMA)

Lorna Hobbs (ITMA)

Imogen Wiseman (ITMA)

Joanna Larkey (ITMA)

Peter Houlihan (ITMA)

Jennifer Dzafic (ITMA)

Louise Westbury (ITMA)

Designs

Norman Smith (CIPA*)

Imogen Wiseman (ITMA)

*CIPA = Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

London:

fJ Cleveland
40 - 43 Chancery Lane
London
WC24 1JQ

Tel: 020 7405 5875
Fax: 020 7831 0749
mail@fjcleveland.com

Reading:

fJ Cleveland
10-14 Duke Street
Reading
RG1 4RU

Tel: 0118 952 0910
Fax: 0118 956 7186
mail@fjcleveland.com

Website

www.fjcleveland.com

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