Appleyard Lees IP LLP Email Format
Law PracticeEngland, United Kingdom51-200 Employees
Based in Leeds, England, Appleyard Lees IP LLP focuses on intellectual property law and maintains a team of more than seventy patent and trade mark attorneys and litigators. The firm emphasizes a flexible, commercially informed approach to client service, aiming to tailor solutions to each client's needs and circumstances. It assists IP owners and creators—from in-house teams and R&D specialists to owner-managers and branding professionals—to protect and monetize their intellectual property, and it also helps manage post-grant challenges. Its clients include multinational corporations, major brands, and startups across industries such as chemicals, retail, consumer goods, electronics, software, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, metals, higher education, hospitality, leisure and tourism. The firm has offices in UK innovation hotspots to provide UK and worldwide IP advice, and in January 2025 announced the appointment of Arnie Francis as European patent attorney and solicitor.