2026

"Down to earth, plain English, understand how to talk to business clients. No concerns having the team work directly with engineers, to help figure out issues and solutions."

"John Linneker is a standout partner. He is on top of the detail, personable and has excellent client handling skills."

"The Osborne Clarke IP litigation team consistently delivers excellent and superior advice. They have the ability to deliver commercial and client-focused results."

"The Osborne Clarke IP filing/prosecution team is expertly led by Richard May who is technically savvy and a leading expert in all areas of trade mark filing, prosecution and enforcement. Richard May is my go-to for trade mark filing, prosecution and enforcement work in the UK."

"The team is excellent and sees things holistically from the client's perspective."

"Good, practical advice delivered in an easily understandable way.  This helps those in the business making the decision understand the risk and so navigate the issues much quicker."

"The Osborne Clarke team offers a one-stop shop in terms of its trade mark prosecution/filing service, trade mark advisory work and trade mark enforcement expertise. Their ability to advise on all of those aspects in tandem with each other makes them my go to counsel for trade mark matters in the UK."
 
"They have detailed knowledge of historic matters and are aware of what is/isn't a concern for the business. We can trust that contentious matters are being dealt with and monitored."

"The team, which is led by Richard May, is well resourced with very competent and savvy solicitors such as Daniel Ramos and Joe Francke supported by very efficient trade mark administration and support staff."

"The service is really straightforward, we have a quick way of dealing with IP checks and the team is quick to respond on these, especially where we require urgent checks/advice."

Richard May

"Richard May is highly knowledgeable and technically excellent when it comes to trade mark enforcement work in the UK. He has acted for my Irish based food and beverage and sports nutrition client for a number of years and has handled their UK trade mark oppositions and enforcement work excellently."

"When you work with Richard, it feels like you have been picked to be on a winning team. Excellent knowledge of applicable case law and has a wider aperture than most to see the full scope of the issues, both legal and non-legal."

Douglas Peden

"Douglas is very responsive. He has a very good level of knowledge and is able to address the majority of queries we raise. Where he needs to bring in specific sector expertise, he does so, which is not something all law firms do."

2025

"[They are] prompt in providing assistance and very approachable."

"Very accessible and responsive. Nice people and easy to deal with."

"OC consistently provides excellent, timely, and practical advice."

"OC has high-quality lawyers who provide excellent advice and are easy to work with."

"Commercial and practical advice. Prompt and efficient service."

"[They are] very responsive, keen to understand the business (have visited the sites, where the company technology was explained) and help colleagues understand and approach IP in a very user-friendly way."

"The Osborne Clarke team have deep technical knowledge which they combine with a commercially focused approach. They are a pleasure to work with."

"They are readily available to help clarify issues of trademark law and go above and beyond to explain to our business how certain trademark oppositions may affect our business."

"Extremely responsive and proactive.They also provide reasonable value for money and have contentious IP capability where needed."

John Linneker

"John is smart and considered. He is also fun to work with."