Intellectual property press releases

Show2010


01.07.10

Wragge & Co appoints nine new directors

Wragge & Co has appointed nine new directors, strengthening its credentials in core and key growth practice areas.

10.06.10

Wragge & Co scoops award trio at Awards for Excellence 2010

Wragge & Co has scooped three awards at Business in the Community's (BITC) Awards for Excellence 2010, the UK's leading awards for responsible practice.

20.05.10

Wragge & Co scores Best Workplaces hat-trick

Wragge & Co has scored a hat-trick in this year's Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK results: the only law firm to appear in the list; Disability Excellence Award winner; and one of just two organisations to attain 'Master' status, given to organisations appearing in ten consecutive lists.

01.05.10

Wragge & Co strengthens specialist areas with partner appointments

Wragge & Co has promoted three new partners, enhancing its credentials in pensions, construction and intellectual property. Alex Bayer (IP, Munich), Paul Carberry (pensions) and Sue Ryan (construction) officially joined the firm's all-equity partnership on 1 May.

01.04.10

Paris office now open

Wragge & Co's new Paris office is now open, offering commercial legal advice from some of France's leading lawyers. A substantial new office in Paris adds serious strength to Wragge & Co's international capabilities.

15.03.10

Wragge & Co promotes new IP partner in Munich

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed a new intellectual property partner. Dr. Alexander Bayer becomes a partner in the firm's Munich office on 1 May, taking the total number of partners in Wragge & Co's international IP practice to 10.

11.03.10

Wragge & Co strengthens specialist areas with partner appointments

Wragge & Co has promoted three new partners, enhancing its credentials in pensions, construction and intellectual property. As of 1 May, Alex Bayer (IP, Munich), Paul Carberry (pensions) and Sue Ryan (construction) will join the firm's all-equity partnership.


Show2009


10.12.09

Wragge & Co in top tier for client satisfaction

Wragge & Co LLP is a top-tier firm for client satisfaction. It is ranked second in a list of 43 UK and international law firms in Legal Week's annual Client Satisfaction Report.

26.10.09

Wragge & Co is one of the world's most innovative law firms

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the world's most innovative law firms, according to a Financial Times report. The firm is ranked 11th in the FT's annual list of the 50 most innovative law firms.

30.06.09

Wragge & Co maintains Big Tick status for eco-efficiency

Wragge & Co LLP has maintained its Big Tick status in Business in the Community's annual Awards for Excellence.

24.06.09

Wragge & Co wins Employment Team of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP has been named Employment Team of the Year at the Lawyer Awards 2009. The firm triumphed over competition from Cloisters, DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Osborne Clarke and Russell Jones & Walker to secure the win.

24.06.09

Wragge & Co advises Chroma Therapeutics on billion dollar deal double

Wragge & Co LLP's cross-firm life sciences practice has advised biotechnology company Chroma Therapeutics Limited on two simultaneous transactions completed in one day.

01.06.09

Wragge & Co advises QinetiQ on disposal deal double

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate group has advised QinetiQ Group plc on an agreement to sell its underwater systems business to Atlas Elektronik UK for a cash consideration of £23.5 million.

28.05.09

Wragge & Co named one of UK's best family-friendly employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for working families by work-life balance charity Working Families.

22.05.09

Wragge & Co named one of the UK's top employers

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the top 50 employers in the UK's Best Workplaces survey. This is the firm's ninth appearance in the annual report by the Great Place to Work® Institute.

01.04.09

Wragge & Co named European High-Tech Law Firm of the Year

Wragge & Co LLP Intellectual Property (IP) team has been named European High-Tech Law Firm of the Year by Managing Intellectual Property.

18.03.09

Wragge & Co advises the Department of Health on nationwide data collection programme

Wragge & Co LLP has advised the Department of Health on a three-year contract to implement a market-leading nationwide patient outcomes data collection programme.

17.03.09

Wragge & Co advises Eisai on cross-border €95 million epilepsy deal

Wragge & Co LLP Life Sciences team has advised Eisai Europe Limited on a cross-border €95 million licence and co-promotion agreement with Bial-Portela & CA, S.A for the treatment for epilepsy.

30.01.09

Wragge & Co advises De Rigo on Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians merger

Wragge & Co LLP has advised De Rigo, Italian parent company of Dollond & Aitchison, on creating the UK's second largest optical chain. De Rigo and Alliance Boots have agreed to merge Dollond & Aitchison and Boots Opticians.

22.01.09

Two victories in one week for Wragge & Co's IP team

Wragge & Co LLP Intellectual Property (IP) team has secured its second victory in one week in the Dyson Technology Limited v Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Limited High Court case.

21.01.09

Wragge & Co IP litigators score landmark design rights victory

Wragge & Co LLP Intellectual Property (IP) team has secured victory for Premium Aircraft Interiors UK Limited (Contour) in a landmark patent and design rights case.


Show2008


25.11.08

Wragge & Co launches new online dispute resolution tool

Wragge & Co LLP is taking time and initial cost concerns out of instructing lawyers to handle UK disputes with its new online dispute resolution tool - RADAR. RADAR, which stands for Risk: Analyse, Decide and Respond, is fast, free and easy to use.

17.10.08

Wragge & Co in FT top ten for innovation

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of Europe's most innovative law firms in the Financial Times' survey of innovation in the legal profession. The firm was ranked in seventh place in the FT Law 50.

31.07.08

Wragge & Co IP to open in Munich

Wragge & Co LLP will open an Intellectual Property (IP) office in Munich before the end of 2008. Ex-Meissner Bolte partner Michael Schneider has been recruited to lead the Munich operation and takes up partnership from September 1.

09.07.08

Wragge & Co advises BP on London 2012 sponsorship deal

Wragge & Co LLP Advertising and Marketing Law team has advised BP on its Tier One partnership deal for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It is the firm's first major sponsorship instruction from BP.

03.07.08

Wragge & Co closes landmark £3 billion aircraft carrier contracts

Wragge & Co LLP has advised the Ministry of Defence on a ground-breaking contract worth around £3 billion.

17.06.08

Wragge & Co Life Sciences team advises Astex on $500 million drug discovery alliance

Wragge & Co LLP Life Sciences team has advised Astex Therapeutics Limited on a landmark $500 million drug discovery alliance with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

09.06.08

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has promoted eight new directors. The appointments, which follow a robust financial performance and the promotion of nine new partners, take effect from 1 July 2008.

07.05.08

Wragge & Co posts 11% growth to £125.5 million

Wragge & Co LLP announces turnover for the 2007/08 financial year of £125.5 million, an increase of 11.5% from last year's £112.6 million.

10.04.08

Wragge & Co advises English Heritage on conservation purchase

Wragge & CO LLP has advised English Heritage on the purchase of a Grade II* listed jewellery workshop.

08.04.08

Wragge & Co expands IP practice with two new partners

Wragge & Co LLP has boosted its intellectual property practice with the appointment of Alexandra Brodie and Dr Luke Kempton as partners.

26.03.08

Wragge & Co appoints nine new partners

Wragge & Co LLP has appointed nine new partners, investing in key practice areas to deliver continued growth.

10.03.08

Wragge & Co IP team tops the charts in Managing IP's World IP survey

Wragge & Co LLP Intellectual Property team has been ranked in the top tier for contentious trade mark work in Managing Intellectual Property's global survey.

06.02.08

Wragge & Co steers Birds Eye to victory over ASA claims

Wragge & Co LLP Advertising & Marketing Law team has secured victory for Birds Eye over complaints made to the Advertising Standards Authority.

24.01.08

Wragge & Co IP litigators secure Court of Appeal victory for Cinpres

Wragge & Co LLP IP team has secured a hard-fought Court of Appeal victory for Cinpres in the long-running Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd v Melea Ltd case.


Show2007


17.12.07

Wragge & Co wins United Biscuits role

Wragge & Co LLP has been appointed to advise United Biscuits following a competitive pitch process. A team led by real estate partner John Burns has won a full-service panel appointment.

10.07.07

Wragge & Co appoints eight new directors

Wragge & Co LLP has announced the promotion of eight new directors, strengthening core practice areas and preparing for further growth.

28.06.07

Wragge & Co advises BP on $400 million biofuels deal

Wragge & Co LLP Corporate Group has advised BP on a $400 million biofuels investment deal with Associated British Foods and DuPont.

02.05.07

Wragge & Co named best workplace 'laureate' by FT

Wragge & Co LLP is one of the UK's top 50 employers and one of nine 'laureate' organisations, according to this year's Financial Times' 50 Best Workplaces in the UK.

30.03.07

Wragge & Co named IP law firm of the year

Wragge & Co LLP's IP Team has been named law firm of the year by Managing Intellectual Property.

06.03.07

Wragge & Co named top employer in Sunday Times survey

Wragge & Co LLP has been named one of the UK's top employers for the seventh year running. The national law firm is ranked 51 in the 2007 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.