Kilburn & Strode LLP

Kilburn & Strode is a leading European intellectual property firm, recognised for providing commercially sound, straightforward advice at the intersection of business, innovation, and law. The firm is dedicated to helping clients protect and generate value from their intellectual property, combining legal expertise with a clear understanding of business objectives. Its approach has earned consistent top-tier rankings in independent surveys and a reputation for clarity, accessibility, and client-focused service.

The firm is wholly focused on intellectual property, enabling its attorneys to advise on the complex legal, commercial, and technical issues within this field. Its teams include highly regarded specialists in patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright, covering sectors such as technology (electronics and IT), biotechnology, chemistry (material and pharmaceutical), and engineering. Kilburn & Strode is known for tailoring its approach to the unique aims of each client, working collaboratively across a wide range of clients including multinational corporations, universities, start-ups, and individuals.

The firm offers a comprehensive intellectual property service, advising on acquisition, enforcement, and licensing of worldwide IP rights. Its patent team provides services including patent filing and prosecution, portfolio management, third-party rights monitoring, infringement and validity opinions, licensing, renewals, due diligence, fundraising prospectus opinions, and patent term extensions (Supplementary Protection Certificates – SPCs). The team also specialises in IP litigation and dispute resolution, including appearances before the opposition divisions and appeal boards of the European Patent Office, UK court actions, and multi-jurisdictional cases.

Kilburn & Strode’s trade mark team handles all aspects of portfolio management, including searching and advice, infringement and passing-off opinions, filing and prosecution, oppositions, cancellations, licensing, anti-counterfeiting, copyright, due diligence, registrable transactions, enforcement, and conflict resolution. The firm has significant experience with community trade marks, international ‘Madrid’ registrations, and contentious matters across the European Union and beyond.

The firm also provides expertise in designs and copyright, advising clients on safeguarding their IP in the UK and Europe, and managing filings and prosecutions before the EUIPO. Its attorneys offer guidance across all areas of intellectual property, supporting clients on matters ranging from routine issues to highly specialised and complex cases.

Staffing:

• 36 UK partners
• 99 other UK fee-earners
• 249 total staff