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I want to personally thank Charlie Heal , Emily Fox, Cara McAtee, and the entire team at Albright IP for their hard work, dedication, and professionalism in helping me submit my first ever patent: the Baffer Ball fire suppression system.
From the very first meeting, Charlie and Emily made everything feel clear, comfortable, and respectful. They listened carefully to my ideas, even though I’m not from a technical or legal background – I’m a painter and decorator by trade. But they believed in my vision and treated it with such care and seriousness that I felt truly supported as an inventor.
Over several months, we worked closely by email and phone. Charlie and the team guided me step by step to build one of the strongest, clearest, and most professional patent drafts I could have hoped for. The claims they wrote are powerful, and the language used shows how deeply they understood my invention. They didn’t just file a document – they helped shape a legacy.
Charlie, even though he is young, is incredibly professional and experienced. I am amazed at how he managed such a complex project with kindness, patience, and precision. Emily and Cara were also fantastic throughout.
This was not just paperwork – this was my dream since childhood. And Albright IP helped me make that dream real.
💬 I look forward to working with them again on future patents. The Baffer Ball is just the beginning – and I am proud that Albright IP was there from Day 1.
Thank you so much again — from the bottom of my heart.
— Morteza
He’s not only incredibly knowledgeable, but also warm and approachable. No question has ever felt too small, and he genuinely cares about the success of my business. I’d highly recommend Marc to anyone looking for a dedicated, trustworthy, and skilled patent attorney.
The patent was filed within weeks and had a depth of technical input from Albright that was excellent. I'm very pleased.
I have filed patents in the past but working with Albright IP was a totally different experience. I recommend them without hesitation.
Their knowledge regarding the patent process is extensive.
They have help me navigate the complex process to gain patent granted on my first design and patent pending on my second design.
I feel reassured and confident to put my designs in their hands knowing they will give the best advice based on the facts and not for their own financial gain.
Brilliant company.
Kathryn Haslam
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They were also very clear regarding fees, and set out a very helpful visual timeline and cost breakdown on the whole patent application process at the pre-sales stage. This emphasis on making sure I understood all aspects of the work, and having documentation to help with that, is something I didn't see with any of the other patent services I was talking to at the time. This clear communication continued throughout our interactions.
Would recommend Albright IP to anyone looking to patent an invention. The patent they filed for me was for a software invention.
No upselling for their fee either, just a fair, professional appraisal...
Thanks to Allbright, I am not spending thousands on a low hope project (when I so easily could have been).
Then end result being that we accomplished everything I wanted to in time and budget.
Highly recommend.
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CERTIFICATION MARK
A Certification Mark is a Trade Mark, which indicates that the goods and services for which it is applied are certified by the proprietor of the Mark in respect of its origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy or other characteristics.
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS (CITMA)
The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys is the professional body for Trade Mark Attorneys in the UK. All Trade Mark directors at Albright IP are CITMA registered and are regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg).
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PATENT ATTORNEYS (CIPA)
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys is the professional and examining body for Patent attorneys in the UK. All Patent directors at Albright IP are CIPA registered and are regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg).
CITATIONS
Citations are documents found by the Examiner during the Search Report which are considered to be in the same technical field.
CLAIMS
Claims form the most important part of any patent specification. This numbered list of items defines the extent of the invention for which protection is sought or granted under the patent. Claims are usually to a device or apparatus, or to a process. Only the essential features of an invention should be included in Claim 1. Optional features should go into the dependent claims.
CLASSIFICATION OF PATENTS
All published patent applications and granted patents are classified to make searching easier. Classification is according to the field of technology to which the invention relates. Further information on International Patent Classification can be found on the World Intellectual Property Organization website.
COLOUR MARK
A Colour Mark is a non-conventional Trade Mark, which is entirely composed of one or more colours (without additional elements). A Colour Trade Mark uses at least one colour to uniquely identify the commercial origin of the goods or services.
COLLECTIVE MARK
A Collective Mark is a Trade Mark, which distinguishes the goods or services of members of an association which is the proprietor of the Mark from those of other undertakings.
CO-OWNERSHIP
Co-ownership, otherwise known as ‘joint ownership’, is where two or more individuals or companies jointly own a patent or patent application. The default arrangement is that the parties hold an equal share in the ownership, unless there is an agreement to the contrary. Co-ownership entitles each party to work the invention without infringing the rights of the other parties, i.e. no permission need be sought from the other parties before the invention is put into practice. However, all parties must agree in order to amend the patent/application or to license or assign it.
COMMUNITY TRADE MARK (CTM)
Up until the 23 March 2016, Trade Mark registrations which have effect in all 28 States of the European Union were referred to as a Community Trade Marks (CTM). They are now referred to as European Union Trade Mark (EUTM)
COMPANIES HOUSE
Companies House is the official Registrar of Companies in the United Kingdom, based in Cardiff, South Wales. Companies House incorporates and dissolves Limited Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP). They store company information, which can be searched publicly.
COMPANY
A company is a legal entity, which owns the business that is carried on by the organisation concerned. A company is an artificial person, capable of owning property.
COMPANY NAME
A Company name is the name that is registered at Companies House. Company name registration is entirely differently from Trade Mark registration.
COMPENSATION
Compensation is the amount received to “make one whole” (or at least better) after for an injury or loss, particularly that paid by an insurance company either of the party causing the damage or by one’s own insurer.
COMPULSORY LICENCE
After three years from grant and only on limited grounds, anyone can apply to the UK IPO for a licence to a patent. Such grounds include the demand for a product not being met on reasonable terms or a refusal to reasonably licence is blocking a technical advance of economic importance.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
A confidentiality agreement is a legal agreement which states that confidential information will not be shared with or passed to others.
CONTINUATION-IN-PART (CIP)
In the USA, a continuation-in-part patent application can be filed for an invention which has new matter, but repeats a substantial portion of an existing application. It is often used where additional improvements are made to inventions after filing. The original patent application is not taken to form part of the prior art for the purposes of assessing novelty and inventive step. There is no exact equivalent to a continuation-in-part in the UK or Europe. However, other means may be available to obtain a similar level of protection.
CONTRIBUTORY INFRINGEMENT
A person who supplies means relating to an essential element of a patented invention is himself guilty of infringement, if he knows (or it is obvious) that the means he is supplying are going to be used to put the patented invention into effect in the UK. See ‘infringement’.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright is a form of intellectual property, which is distinct from patents, trademarks and registered designs. It is an umbrella term for protection that extends to literary (e.g. books, website content), dramatic (e.g. stage productions), musical (e.g. radio plays, pop music) and artistic works (e.g. paintings, sketches, drawings). The requirements vary as do the corresponding terms of protection.
