Walker Morris

Company Profile

Walker Morris has one of the UK's most active and fast growing trade mark management practices staffed by MITMA qualified trade mark attorneys and is supported by a trade marks dedicated Formalities team; proactive secretarial staff and the latest computerised trade mark record and searching systems.

As well as trade mark registration work, the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group has a strong reputation in its field and now ranks as one of the largest outside London offering a one-stop practice that covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work advising on the maintenance, prosecution, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property.

Walker Morris is one of the leading independent law firms in the country. Recognition includes the Legal Business "Regional Law Firm of the Year" award and the "Most Successful Regional Law Firm" accolade from Commercial Lawyer magazine.

Walker Morris has achived its success by always placing clients first. The firm's strong and innovative client service was commended in the Lawyer Magazine's marketing awards in 2000.

Our expertise is concentrated in one location, in Leeds, in the heart of the United Kingdom, directly benefiting both our national and international clients. We are completely focused on maintaining and developing a centre of excellence which delivers a consistent and co-ordinated service to clients, wherever they are located.

Our Services

We offer a quality service covering all areas of trade mark work; from advising upon the availability of new marks, filing and prosecuting the subsequent applications, through to initiating and pursuing enforcement actions.
We have extensive experience in respect of the full range of related matters, such as the transfer and licensing of trade marks, as well as monitoring third party marks for potential dispute purposes.
We are also experienced in the searching, registering, acquisition and enforcement of Domain Names.
We have significant experience in all aspects of trade mark law and practice (and enjoy rights of representation) before the UK and European Union Trade Mark Offices
Walker Morris generally, and the Trade Mark Unit in particular, has an extensive national and international client base, ranging from sole traders to multinational corporations
The Unit has considerable experience in managing and co-ordinating international trade mark portfolios and we have an established network of associates in many countries throughout the world; particularly the USA, Australasia, Japan, South Africa and throughout Europe
We provide a first rate service at fee rates which, by comparison with our national and local competitors, are very competitive