At Dehns our practical, commercially focussed approach to intellectual property helps us to turn inspired thinking into patents, trade marks and registered designs that are valuable commercial assets for our clients.

Founded in 1920, with over 90 professional staff and offices in London, Munich, Oxford, Brighton, Manchester, and Sandwich. Dehns is one of the largest firms of patent and trade mark attorneys in Europe with an internationally established reputation and a strong network of global partnerships. From large corporations to individual private inventors, our clients benefit from our expertise in a wide range of intellectual property services, including:

Preparing and filing patent, trade mark and design applications
Conducting opposition and cancellation actions
Advising on conflicting patents, trade marks and designs
Searching and watching services
Preparing and recording licences
Assignments and other transactions
Conducting certain infringement and other proceedings in the Courts
Liaising with other lawyers on both contentious and non-contentious matters
Renewing patents, trade marks and designs

As an approachable, responsive and friendly team, we give our clients closely tailored advice in all aspects of British, European and international patent, design and trade mark law.

Though the procedures of patenting and trade marking are often complex, we guide clients through the process without jargon, in a language they understand.