Food & Drink Technology
Our patent attorneys support those driving innovation across the food and drink technology sector. We can help you turn your ideas into valuable intellectual property assets.
We protect: food & drink technology innovations
There’s huge global demand for new solutions across the food, drink and agritech industries. Innovative products and processes are rapidly changing how food is grown and produced.
Patent activity in this area is soaring, but in such a competitive and heavily-regulated environment, securing protection for your ideas requires a specialist touch.
Our chemistry and materials team brings a wealth of expertise across a broad range of technologies in the food and drink technology sector.
We regularly provide strategic advice and guidance in relation to patent protection for:
- Product innovation: including food and drink products, supplements, flavourings and nutraceuticals
- Agricultural technology: such as new animal feeds and sustainable farming inputs
- Industrial processes: for example, specialised equipment and proprietary manufacturing methods
Together, we can help you secure your food technology innovations and turn them into valuable commercial assets.
Specialist expertise in food technology & agritech intellectual property
The scope of patentable invention in the field of food technology is vast. However, meeting strict and complex patentability criteria can be challenging.
With us, you have the legal, technical, and subject matter experts on your side. Our attorneys draw on professional backgrounds in food and beverage technology and vast experience representing clients right across the sector.
Our knowledge covers dairy and meat products, coating compositions, biogums, pectins for use in beverages and confectionery and much more.
We also have experience in agritech and patenting new plant varieties, including those developed using genetic tools to enhance disease resistance.
In addition, we have advised on patenting and protecting manufacturing processes and packaging for food and beverages, including containers, bottles, wrapping and specialised food moulds.
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The full suite of patent services for food technology businesses
Our team provides comprehensive support in relation to all contentious and non-contentious matters – IP audits, patent searches, global filing, litigation and ongoing strategic portfolio support.
We can monitor the landscape and challenge any third-party filings that could threaten your position. For any techniques or processes that might fall outside of traditional patenting, we can help you establish robust trade secrets.
We’ll adopt a strategic approach and work proactively to anticipate and solve your complex challenges. For example, we can support you in managing IP transitions when you pivot from laboratory-scale production to large-scale manufacturing.
Our aim is to be seen as a seamless extension of your internal team, supporting all stakeholders in creating a commercially-driven IP portfolio.
A global food & drink intellectual property law firm
With over 50 years’ experience, we are repeatedly recognised for excellence in IP service delivery. This includes being named in the Financial Times’ list of Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms.
With a commanding presence across Europe, the Americas and Asia, we offer seamless global IP coordination across the territories you need to succeed.
Whether you’re a large multinational protecting new processes or a start-up looking to secure funding through a patent application, trust our team to find the IP solutions you need to solve your challenges.
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Agent for Food technology start-up
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Legal Manager, Global Spirits Company
Jackie McKay is like an extension of my inhouse team - her historic knowledge of my business is fantastic.
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Protect creativity and innovation in the food tech sector. From processing to packaging, our team supports you in securing your intellectual property.
