Intellectual property law firm Barker Brettell has opened an office in Munich.
The move aims to strengthen the firm’s European presence and provide a “convenient” meeting place for its clients who appear before the European Patent Office (EPO), which is based in Munich.
The firm already has offices in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Malvern, Nottingham and Southampton, all in the UK.
Barker Brettell handles patents, trademarks, designs, copyright and renewals.
John Lawrence, senior partner at the firm, said: “Opening a European office was always on the cards but recent events have persuaded us to do this sooner rather than later. While our attorneys travel extensively around the world meeting clients, they are most often in Munich, so it makes commercial sense for us to have our own base there, within a very short distance of the EPO.”