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Hutchinson IP is a Southport-based firm of patent & design attorneys. We can advise and represent you in relation to patents for inventions, protection for designs and other “intangible assets”. Our no-nonsense approach delivers clear, relevant and commercially-focused advice to help you gain and maintain a competitive edge.

RECENT UPDATES:

Our online store is now live, where you can order and pay for: UK patent renewals; European Patent Office maintenance fees; UK Registered Design renewal fees; and EUIPO (European Union) Registered Design renewal fees. We will be adding more services in the coming weeks, such as EP(UK) patent validations
UKIPO fee increases
UKIPO renewal fee increases

What brings you here today?

Click here to be directed to our interactive booking system. — To book a meeting or phone call

If you or your company has invented a solution to a technical problem, then a patent might be the best way to protect it. — I’ve invented something

The shape and appearance of products or graphics can often be protected by various IP rights for designs. Click here to read more. — I want to protect a design

Copyright subsists automatically in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. — To learn about copyright

Perhaps you have spotted a competitor who has copied one of your ideas, or you are being accused of doing so. — I have a problem

Convert an international (PCT) patent application into a UK national patent application. — Enter the UK national phase

Convert an international (PCT) patent application into a European (EPO) patent. — Enter the EPO regional phase of the PCT

Upon grant of a European patent, you need to register/validate the patent in the countries of your choosing so that the EP patent becomes a national patent. — To validate a European patent

This feature is being added soon - pay patent and design renewal and maintenance fees directly from our web site. — Coming soon – to renew a patent or design

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