Appleyard Lees

Appleyard Lees is an intellectual property law firm advising clients on protecting and monetising their IP and on managing post-grant challenges to those rights. The firm provides UK and European IP protection services, and is trusted by over 600 non-U.K. lawyers and law firms from approximately 80 countries to secure protection for their clients. It has offices across the UK, including London.

The practice employs over 80 patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators. Its work spans patent and trade mark attorney services, post-grant challenge management, and support for foreign lawyers seeking UK and European protection. The firm serves a portfolio of clients ranging from established global leaders to cutting-edge innovators, and describes its approach to client service as commercially intelligent, with broad sector knowledge applied in an agile way to specific client requirements.

Appleyard Lees states a commitment to increasing access to the IP profession, running initiatives intended to give prospective attorneys better entry to the field and to address historic inequality of access. These activities are inspired in part by Clifford Lees, OBE, who came from humble beginnings.