Venner Shipley LLP

Venner Shipley is a leading European full-service intellectual property firm, offering bespoke and innovative services through a team of expert European and UK patent, trade mark, and design attorneys, as well as IP solicitors. The firm provides practical, solution-focused advice across the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade marks, designs, and copyright, with particular expertise in opposition proceedings at the EPO, revocation proceedings at the UPC, and other contentious matters.

The firm handles a wide range of services, from global clearance and filing strategies to drafting, filing, prosecution, transactional work, and both defensive and offensive contentious matters. Specialist teams cover sectors such as life sciences, materials, software, and AI, alongside deep engineering expertise ranging from heavy mechanical to electronics, enabling the delivery of innovative solutions aligned with clients’ commercial objectives.

The combination with AA Thornton at the end of 2024 significantly expanded Venner Shipley’s trade mark team, doubling its size and enhancing its capacity to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court (UPC). With a combined headcount of over 230, including 45 partners, the firm operates from six UK offices — London, Cambridge, Guildford, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells, and Oxford — as well as EU offices in Munich and Alicante. Venner Shipley serves a diverse client base, including major international corporations, global brands, universities, and SMEs, providing strategic and analytical advice to maximise the value of their intellectual property.

The firm’s UPC litigation team, comprising 67 representatives across all technology sectors, combines technical and legal expertise to manage UPC-related patent litigation, strategy, and enforcement across Europe. Its licensing and litigation team further delivers high-level dispute resolution services that support clients’ IP objectives.

Languages
English, German, French, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Polish

Memberships
CIPA, CITMA, FICPI

Staffing Figures
45 partners