Briffa Legal has decades of experience advising fashion brands, designers and distributors on the opportunities and challenges unique to the industry. We have supported many fashion businesses in their journey from startup to known brand, and any size organisation can benefit from our experience in the industry.
We work with you to support your goals, attract investment or prepare your business for sale — our services are wide-ranging and include everything from trademarking fashion designs to managing commercial contracts and agreements and organising legal insurance. Our inside knowledge of the industry, supply chains and contacts are all valuable to your business — let us help you keep your knowledge secure with non-disclosure agreements and advice on confidentiality.
Briffa Legal’s services include:
Trademarks
Your brand is your identity, a sign of quality and usually a major driving force behind a consumer purchase. We can advise you on your brand strategy and make sure it’s registered and properly protected anywhere in the world.
Commercial Contracts
Agreements are key tools in holding your other parties to account and protecting yourself and your rights. Whether freelancer, manufacturing, distribution, consumer sales or wholesale agreements, we offer fixed fees to draft, review and negotiate documents.
Insurance
The cost of legal action often prohibits rights owners from being able to enforce their rights. Ask us about our DesignProtect insurance, which gives you a fighting fund to pursue infringers and protect your designs.
Designs
Is the style, shape, surface decoration and pattern of your designs properly protected? Briffa advises on both registered and unregistered design protection and can also advise on a worldwide design protection strategy.
Copyright
Copyright arises with artistic craftsmanship as well as design sketches, logos and website layouts. We can advise on how to best protect these assets and what to do if you are copied.
Confidential Information
Inside knowledge of the industry, supply chains and contacts are all valuable information to your business. We can help you keep your knowledge secret with non-disclosure agreements and advice on confidentiality.
Patents
Fashion pushes the boundaries of innovation. Perhaps you have an idea for wearable technology or a new fabric. If so, our expert patent solicitors can advise you on patent protection and guide you through the application process.
Briffa is a firm of leading intellectual property solicitors based in London. We’re creative, transparent and competitively priced — our highly skilled team provides the level of expertise and quick turnaround times you need to ensure your intellectual property and business interests remain protected.
We help clients across a broad range of sectors and we’re experts in brand strategy and IP portfolio management — our team can help your business grow, giving you a competitive edge that increases the value of your business for either investment or eventual sale.
If you would like some FREE advice on protecting your intellectual property and increasing your market share just request a FREE legal assessment with one of our intellectual property solicitors today.
Briffa has served hundreds of satisfied clients across a broad range of sectors since our creation in 1995. We’re proud to be leading intellectual property solicitors, but don’t just take our word for it
— here’s what our clients have to say.
“Having Briffa on my side and fighting my case really did fill me with confidence. Every step of the way they guided me and kept me informed. My lawyer Thomas Synott is amazing and comes highly recommended. As a creative and small business owner I would advise the services of Briffa and and there excellent staff.”
Anthony McEwan
“Alex Fewtrell and the team at Briffa were very generous with time and knowledge in aiding me to achieve my desired goal. I felt supported and understood, paramount in legal disputes. I would highly recommend for those in the creative sector.”
Masha Karpushina
“Extremely helpful and really great advice. Hasnath listened to my concerns and gave me some strong advice which has made a huge difference to my small business! Thank you so much.”
Lauren Wood
“ My experience with Briffa has been brilliant. I approached Tom Synott about some copyright and IP help and the advice I received from the get go was superb. Tom’s response time has always been incredible and he has really gone above and beyond to hep me with any queries I had, both by phone and email. He really helped me sort out the problem I had with excellent knowledge and efficiency. Thank you!! ”
Anya Angert
“ Working with Briffa and the IP team has been a fabulous experience and I will be calling on them again should the need arise for expert advise. HIGHLY recommended. ”
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“ Briffa, and William in particular, came highly recommended. William was responsive, straight forward and helped me think through all the possible avenues which lay ahead. He made a process which could have been complicated feel incredibly straight forward. I am very grateful. ”
Poppy Mardall
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