Downing IP have been awarded ‘Patents Law Firm of the Year’ by Acquisition International magazine.

Voted for by a worldwide network of professionals, advisers, clients, peers and business insiders, the Acquisition International Magazine Intellectual Property Awards celebrate the individuals and firms who are involved in driving the intellectual property field – lawyers, agents, consultants, advisers and service providers – and thus playing a vital role in advancing innovation.

The awards, open to businesses from any sector or region, are given entirely on merit, acknowledging fantastic achievement over the course of the past year. Winners are nominated and voted for by their peers and clients.

Michael Downing, Partner at Downing IP is extremely grateful to his clients for their nomination and votes for this award.

"Without doubt, the credit belongs to our clients. Our clients come up with some of the most thoughtful inventions around, and we help them protect those inventions so that their benefits can be realised by the wider community. We will continue to deliver a high quality service to our clients and prospective clients, supporting them with all aspects of Intellectual Property including preparing and filing patent applications, trade mark applications, and registered design applications".

Downing IP Patent Servicess

Downing IP work closely with their clients helping them to draft their patent applications. Where needed, we will use our expertise and experience to persuade examiners of the merits of the application. Patent applications have many deadlines to meet in the journey from being filed to being granted. We record and track these deadlines, dealing with them on your behalf when we can, and seeking your instructions where necessary.

All granted patents (and some applications) have ongoing renewal fees. We will monitor these and ensure that if you want them to be paid – and the patent maintained – the fees are met.

When applying for a patent, separate patent applications should be made separately to the body of each individual country. We can help at every stage of the process, ensuring that the invention you wish to patent gets the best possible protection in the countries where you intend to market it. For more information about any of our services please contact a member of the Downing IP team on 01494 422626 or fill in our online contact form. You can also find more information about our Intellectual Property Services on our website www.downing-ip.com.