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A Leading Firm
"Virtuoso is a specialist firm with a strong reputation. Its solicitors advise clients on the full spectrum of IP matters, assisting with trade mark and brand strategy, design and copyright disputes, and patent issues of all types. The firm is based in Leeds, and has an impressive reach in this sector."
A Leading Individual
"Elizabeth Ward is the central figure in the IP practice, and is a very well regarded figure in the market. She has substantial experience in a wide variety of transactions and litigation, and has a scientific background that equips her to handle complex patent issues."
Our Expertise
Virtuoso Legal is a niche solicitors’ firm specialising in all forms of legal advice connected to Intellectual Property (IP), including Copyright Protection and Infringement, plus Information Technology and Commercial Law.
We are a truly virtuoso firm of solicitors. We are highly recommended as Intellectual Property solicitors in the leading legal reference sources Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.
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Other clients include more conventional businesses with IP related issues, such as trademark disputes, confidential databases / supplier lists, patent licences or an online / e-commerce trading capacity. What they all have in common is some form of intangible asset which needs commercialisation or protection. Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it can be a legal minefield and a serious commercial threat.
Our clients include not only conventional large corporations but other solicitors’ firms, barristers’ chambers, in-house lawyers, accountants, finance directors CEO’s and insurance companies which require IP advice but do not have the relevant expertise internally. The type of work we do includes most forms of commercial trading agreements including terms and conditions, distribution agreements, through to technology licensing and brand protection.
If you don’t see the answer you’re looking for on this website then please call us on 0113 237 9900 or 0844 800 8871. Our first interviews free and are at no obligation to you.
We will provide you with the commercial agreements and advice you need to enable you to minimise your business risks and maximise your business revenues. We’re here to help you, not just to sell you legal services. We develop long-term relationships with our clients, so that we get to know your people and your business.
Practice Areas
We advise clients in the following practice areas:
- Commercial Agreements, for example - Distribution/Agency, Franchise, International Supply and Manufacturing, OEM Agreements, Privacy Agreements, Sales Supplier Agreements, Telecoms Agreements, Reseller Agreements, Terms and Conditions of Sale of Goods and Services and Website use.
- Intellectual Property Agreements, for example - Patent & Know-how Agreements, Trade Mark, Brand and Packaging Agreements, Inventors Agreement, Revenue Sharing Agreements, Collaboration agreements, Co-ownership, Academic Licences, Confidentiality, Software Licensing, Technology Transfer, Media Rights Agreements, Media Licensing Agreements, Agency Agreements and Broadcast Agreements.
- IT agreements such as Software Licensing, Commissioning Agreements, Hosting Agreements, Service Level Agreements Escrow Agreements Source Code Agreements
- Misuse of Confidential information
- Direct copying and reproduction of copyright images, data, software, photographs and text.
- Commissioning Agreements for designers, website developers, consulting agreements
- Database Rights and Agreements covering use of Databases
Please contact Virtuoso Legal Specialist IP Lawyers if you have any questions or require advice in any area of Intellectual Property (IP), Copyright & Patent Protection or Infringement, or Information Technology Law: ring 0844 800 8871 or 0113 237 9900.
Your first 20 minute interview with one of our solicitors is free and at no obligation to you.
What others say about us:
Legal 500 2009.
“Virtuoso Legal - excellent on all counts”
Chambers and Partners 2010
Elizabeth Ward of Virtuoso Legal Intellectual Property Lawyers a “Leader in her Field”
Millnet Northern Limited.
“Virtuoso Legal - superb proactive commercial legal advice. Twice the service but half the cost”
Nicky Pattinson
“I’ve had to engage a few lawyers in my time, but I’ve never dropped lucky like this!”
Amanda Brown of Planning and Development Solutions
“Virtuoso Legal - the smiling assassins!”