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Your ideas, brand and creative work are among your most valuable assets. When they’re copied, misused or challenged, the consequences can be serious. At Sewell Law, we help clients protect and enforce their intellectual property rights across the UK – with a clear focus on resolution, not confrontation.
We act for businesses, creators and innovators in disputes involving trademarks, copyright, design rights, confidential information and passing off.
Our approach is pragmatic and protective – guiding you through the legal, commercial and reputational considerations that matter most.
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Intellectual Property (IP) protects the things that make your business distinctive. Disputes often arise when those rights are infringed or when ownership is unclear.
Common IP disputes include:
• Trademark infringement and passing off - when one business misrepresents its goods or services as those of another, damaging the other’s goodwill and reputation.
• Copyright or design right infringement
• Breach of confidence or misuse of trade secrets
• Domain name and branding disputes
• Licensing and royalty disagreements
• Ownership issues between collaborators or contractors
We assess your position quickly, advise on enforcement or defence options, and take proportionate steps to protect your rights while avoiding unnecessary litigation.
Our guiding principle, “Life Without Litigation,” means protecting your creative and commercial assets in ways that are strategic, cost-effective and reputation-conscious. We focus on early resolution through negotiation, mediation and carefully drafted settlement agreements.
We help clients:
• Identify and protect key IP assets
• Take swift, proportionate action against infringement
• Engage with infringing parties through cease-and-desist or licensing discussions
• Negotiate settlements that preserve relationships and value
• Strengthen internal IP management and contractual protections
Where litigation becomes necessary, we pursue it with focus and determination, ensuring your rights and reputation are safeguarded.
Dispute Resolution
Strong IP protection underpins commercial success. It builds investor confidence, secures competitive advantage and enhances brand credibility. By managing IP disputes effectively, you protect both your assets and your reputation.
For individuals and businesses alike, intellectual property often represents significant personal investment, creative effort and commercial potential. When ownership is challenged or rights are misused, the impact can be financial, reputational and deeply personal. Effective IP protection ensures creators retain control over how their work is used and rewarded, and provides a clear legal framework for resolving conflicts.
We combine specialist dispute resolution expertise with a deep understanding of intellectual property law and commercial priorities.
We have decades of experience handling complex corporate and regulatory cases across multiple industries.
Contact us as soon as a potential problem arises to identify and anticipate issues, and resolve without litigation.
Based in Beverley & East Yorkshire, but trusted by businesses nationwide.
You’ll work directly with professional, experienced Directors & Solicitors, Gordon Sewell and Jennifer Sewell.
"Throughout the process the professional approach, knowledge shown, and care and support provided was excellent. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sewell Law should you have the need for their services."
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Sewell Law
Suite B, Wold House
Annie Reed Road
Beverley, HU17 0LF
United Kingdom
01482 692 298
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