Boult Wade Tennant is one of the larger firms of patent and trade mark attorneys in the UK and has offices in London, Reading, Oxford and Cambridge. The firm has 22 partners, over 40 other professional personnel and a total of over 160 staff.

The firm offers a combination of intellectual property expertise, broad-based technical knowledge and well-developed commercial know how to assist clients in securing effective protection for their inventions, ideas and trade marks. Our attorneys advise clients on how to use this protection for competitive advantage and help them to avoid any infringement of their competitors' rights.

We advise on all aspects of intellectual property (IP), carrying out filing and prosecution of patent, trade mark and design applications; evaluating intellectual property rights; conducting searches, watches and investigations; acting on oppositions and revocation actions; providing IP audit, portfolio management and strategic advice; carrying out renewals; and advising on licensing and infringement matters.

The firm is structured into five practice Groups. Four of these are technically orientated - the High Tech and Electrical, Engineering and Designs, Chemical and Materials, and Biotechnology and Life Sciences Groups. The fifth is a specialist Trade Mark and Domain Name Group. This structure ensures that the firm has the range and depth of expertise to effectively manage intellectual property portfolios of all sizes and has the flexibility to respond to changing requirements.

Boult Wade Tennant has additional in-house services for search,  renewals and translation capability and a substantial records department.