Biotechnology Solicitors, Life Sciences Solicitors & Biogenetics Solicitors

Who we are

We are a modern and progressive biotechnology law firm and we operate a new legal services business model, which combines the best aspects of a traditional law firm, with cutting edge developments in the modern provision of legal services.

What differentiates us from most traditional solicitors practises is that we operate a hybrid legal services business model. This means that in addition to employing lawyers we also appoint consultant solicitors who deliver legal services on our behalf. Many of our consultant solicitors work remotely from low cost premises and using the latest IT infrastructure deliver fast, effective and efficient legal services.    

Our business model has a very low cost base. With the exception of our administrative headquarters we only use serviced offices for basic needs such as telephone answering. Any additional fees for using meeting rooms are only incurred, as and when we use the rooms. Where possible we pass these cost savings back to our clients in the form of costs effective fee rates. We do not incur the significant cost overheads, including expensive premises, of more traditional law firms.

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It’s very reassuring as an owner of an SME to know that you are getting excellent legal advice at a reasonable cost.

Mike Kerins – Managing Director, Cambridge Bioscience Limited

Our expert team of biotechnology solicitors deliver a wide range of biotechnology legal services including advice in relation to developing, protecting, exploiting and enforcing biotechnology related rights. We believe that as a result of the specialist expertise of our biotechnology lawyers, we should be able to add value to your business.  

Our life sciences solicitors are highly experienced in assisting and advising life science companies on a diverse range of legal matters including intellectual property and contractual matters. Our team of life science lawyers include patent agents with significant experience of advising on the protection of intellectual property rights including patent rights. In addition, our team also includes life science solicitors with expertise in advising on general intellectual property, commercial law and corporate law matters including fund raisings

Our Biogenetics Solicitors provide the following legal advice

Our biogenerics solicitors take time to understand your business and then develop a strategy to suite your particular business model. Our biogenerics lawyers combine specialist scientific knowledge and understanding of the biogenerics sector, with the legal experience necessary to provide inspirational solutions to problems arising from complex intellectual property, commercial and corporate law issues.

We advise on the following:

Intellectual Property Enforcement

Are you the subject of a patent infringement claim? If so our teams of patent agents and patent solicitors can assist in providing pragmatic advice on the merits of any defence, and if appropriate, robustly defending any claim. Alternatively you may wish to prevent someone infringing your patent rights. If so we can advise you on the merits of any potential claim, so that you can make an informed decision as to risks associated with bringing such a claim.

Intellectual Property Exploitation

Are you considering exploiting your intellectual property? If so our patent agents and biotechnology solicitors can assist. We provide advice on the sale and purchase of intellectual property, intellectual property licensing and any other novel ways of exploitation.

Intellectual Property Protection

It is important to ensure that you take advice on intellectual property protection at an early stage. Our patent agents and life science solicitors can advise you on protecting, and where appropriate, registering patents, design rights, trade marks, copyright, confidential information, know-how and trade secrets.
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Intellectual Property Development

Our biogenerics solicitors advise on the development of intellectual property including joint research and development agreements, and associated intellectual property ownership and licensing arrangements.
Biotechnology Solicitors, Life Sciences Solicitors & Biogenetics Solicitors

Commercial Contracts

Our biotechnology solicitors advise on a diverse range of commercial contracts including clinical trials agreements, collaboration agreements such as joint research and development agreements.

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That’s perfect – thanks so much Christian! Thank you for being so responsive and turning this work around so quickly for us.
James Mosedale - Global Business Development Manager

Offices & geographic areas

We have offices in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford (all by appointment only), Leicester and our administrative office is in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

All correspondence and post should be sent to our Administrative office in Market Harborough and we shall not be liable in the event that correspondence is sent elsewhere.

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Contact us on 0800 567 7595 or alternatively on the various office telephone numbers as follows: All correspondence and post should be sent to our Administrative office in Market Harborough and we shall not be liable in the event that correspondence is sent elsewhere.

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Summerfield Browne Solicitors

Harborough Innovation Centre,
Leicester Road, Market Harborough,
Leicestershire, LE16 7WB
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Summerfield Browne Solicitors is the trading name of Summerfield Browne Limited a private limited company registered in England and Wales under number 07937576 with registered address at Harborough Innovation Centre, Airfield Business Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7WB. Summerfield Browne Limited is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - SRA number: 598802. A list of directors is open to inspection at the registered address.
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