Our Services

Technology, Media and Intellectual Property

Head of service Angus MacLeod

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We help turn the products of fertile minds and active imaginations into profitable businesses.

Whether you’re in high tech engineering, bioscience, ecommerce or any other sector, we will help you:

  • protect your technology;
  • attract investment; and
  • grow your business from start-up to success.

How we’re different

Technology and intellectual property (IP) is more than just patents..it covers the expression of all ideas and information of commercial value. Most businesses are now recognising that their IP is a valuable asset which is worth protecting. WJM can help you protect and exploit these assets. We pride ourselves on giving practical legal and commercial advice .

We have experience across a wide range of sectors as diverse as environmental remediation, recycling, software development, life sciences and packaging.

WJM’s Technology team has a “no surprises” approach to fees and we are flexible in our approach to new business start ups, recognising the importance of trying to nurture young companies with limited finances.

We’ve specialised in this kind of work for many years : we act for research institutions, large corporations and sole inventors , including the creation of several spin-out companies, establishing joint ventures and advice on consultancies, transfers of IP, employment and secondment, agency and distribution.

WJM leads the way in advising high growth technology companies. With our extensive experience in advising business angels and the companies they invest in, we know what makes a good investment deal work for everyone involved.

We regularly advise on inward and outward licensing agreements in all major jurisdictions, including the European Union, North and South America and South East Asia.

As a WJM client, you’ll benefit from our free monthly iTech email updates (click here to subscribe) , and we’ll keep you regularly advised of developments in the world of technology and law.

Why WJM?

Using WJM will give you access to experienced advisors who:

  • Give practical commercial advice to new and established businesses
  • Work with you in a straightforward pragmatic way
  • Talk plain English, not legalese
  • Help you protect and successfully exploit your new products and business ideas
  • Make commercial contracts work for you

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