Approach to costs
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always aim to approach
legal work in a financially-disciplined way. We offer
competitive rates. Our charging approach is both transparent
and geared to the options open to our clients. Our
solicitors generally charge by reference to time spent but
we can often agree fixed fees for specific work or in some
cases risk-adjusted funding structures.
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Grants towards legal costs: IP Wales
IP WALES run by the Innovation Centre at the University of Swansea offers a route to grant funding for applications for registration of intellectual property rights:
"Our aim is to provide business support to small/medium enterprises (SMEs) and develop your business through the use of patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, database rights, know-how and licensing agreements. We aim to provide you with the knowledge and financial means to protect and commercially exploit these Intellectual Property (IP) rights.
To this end we offer free expert advice and grants to reimburse 50%+ of the associated legal costs.
We offer a free IP audit service giving your firm an instant report on the IP issues you need to address.
We also offer free training materials to firms and will supply you with a free copy of our monthly IP newsletter."
Grants
"We offer 50%+ reimbursement grants (exclusive of VAT) to selected firms on an individual project basis, subject to the following maximum expenditure (but with no limit on the number of projects for which a firm can apply).
International Patenting
expenditure up to £6,000 = grant of £3,000+
Licensing (in & out) Agreements
expenditure up to £5,000 = grant of £2,500+
UK Patenting
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
International Trademarking
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
Copyright
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
Database Rights
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
Industrial Designs
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
Know-How
expenditure up to £2,500 = grant of £1,250+
UK Trademarking
expenditure up to £750 = grant of £375+
Trademark Alerting Service (p.a.)
expenditure up to £500 = grant of £250+
While we are in the unusual business of giving away money, note that as conditions of the gifts they have to be
To the right firm - SMEs in Wales
For the right purpose - Growing their business through IP
At the right time - Creating and safeguarding jobsTo apply for a grant simply complete the IP audit questionnaire on the IP Wales website and you will be contacted by our Field Officer for your area.
IP Wales is part funded by the EUROPEAN UNION and WDA."
For more information about IP Wales, go to www.ipwales.com
Material from the Innovation Centre,
IP Wales, University of Swansea November 2002
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Accessibility
We take instructions from UK & international clients. Our independent lawyers are available by email, telephone & fax. With central Bristol offices we are just 90 minutes from London by road or rail and 15 minutes from Bristol International Airport. We can travel to meetings if required.
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Independent approach
We are an independent professional law firm here, not a legal factory turning out mass-produced products. In our experience, determined case-handling is more likely to produce effective results.
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Turnaround time
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. look to input not only
careful legal work and precision but also the determination
to keep matters moving. They aim to work in clients' real
interests with energy and pragmatism.
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Communication skills
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always try to open up the
legal process by giving advice and explaining options to
clients in a concise and straightforward way, identifying
clear courses of action whatever the technical or legal
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