IP Services from Barristers
Jane Lambert Revised 16 May 2017 Some years ago, the Intellectual Property Office published a leaflet entitled "Choosing the Right IP Adviser". It contained a lot of useful information and I recommended it. However, there was one section that needed improvement and that was the one headed "IP Barristers" on page 6: "IP barristers are likewise part of a wider profession and IP barristers give specialist advice in IP matters and conduct cases in Courts. The more experienced members of this group are generally able to provide a certain amount of business advice around IP too, although it is not normally their speciality." Introduction to an IP Barrister will normally be through a solicitor, a patent or trade mark attorney or an accountant." That information was incomplete, out of date and in some respects misleading. That leaflet has now been replaced by the web page Seeking intellectual property advice . What is a Barrister?...