Broadland Business Park based ip21 has completed the acquisition of Oakleigh IP Services based in Barnet, North London in order to strengthen the expertise of its professional team and to offer a broader range of IP advisory services to Oakleigh’s UK and international client base.

Richard Jones, Operations Manager for ip21, commented: “We’re delighted to be joining forces with Oakleigh IP to strengthen and diversify the experience and expertise within our professional team. It is more important than ever that businesses can effectively protect and commercialise their technical, branding and design innovation in order to thrive in the current economic climate.”

ip21 is a specialist Intellectual Property Law firm offering services including the drafting, filing and prosecuting of the major IP rights (patents, trade marks, designs), advisory work in contentious or investigative matters, and ongoing commercial consultancy including dispute resolution, IP valuation, licensing/contract negotiation and market/competitor analysis.

The new Barnet location adds to ip21’s other UK offices in Norwich, London, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Chelmsford.