Franks & Co Mancunium Ltd (formerly Mancunium Intellectual Property Limited) is a mid-size firm of Chartered Patent Attorneys, Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys and European Trade Mark Attorneys, based in Spinningfields, Manchester. We have experience in helping companies register, consolidate and strengthen their IP rights. We have over 20 years' experience in Patents and Trade Marks matters. Our parent company is a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, and are regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg). The Franks & Co Group has offices in Sheffield (Head Office), Northampton and Manchester. We are uniquely placed to helping individuals and businesses protect and enforce their IP rights, and develop their products. Most of our attorneys have scientific backgrounds, many with PhDs in their respective fields from top-tier institutions. The Manchester office mainly serves Manchester, Stockport, Salford and Greater Manchester, including the town of Oldham, Preston, Wigan, Leigh, Rochdale, Bury, Warrington, Northwich, Wilmslow, Macclesfield, Bolton and other towns and cities in the Greater Manchester region and the North West. The Franks & Co Group has a diversified practice in Mechanical, Electronic, Chemical, Telecommunications & Life Sciences work. Our services are designed with a broad spectrum of clients in mind from small businesses to larger ones. We have broad commercial experience in industries ranging from Applied Physics, Electronics, Biotech and Energy to Sports and Consumer goods. Our work can be broken down into Search Services (Patents, Trade marks & Designs pre-filing & clearance Searches); Registration services (Patents, Trade marks, Registered Design applications respectively; Prosecution of applications) ; Dispute resolution (Infringement & Anti-Counterfeiting; Domain name disputes); Monitoring services (Trade mark oppositions / Patent invalidation proceedings; Trade mark watch services) and Licensing services (Drafting of Heads of Agreement; drafting of Licenses; review of Licenses). We are ideally located, being half an hours drive from Manchester Airport, which has flights to most major cities across the world. A bit about Manchester The City of Manchester is a thriving business hub of the North West and home to many innovative companies in various industries. It has a rich culture and creative excellence in the Arts, Theatre, IT, Media and other creative industries and has good communication links with Europe & the rest of the world. Manchester is of course the new home of Manchester United and Manchester City Football teams. Salford nearby, is the new home of the BBC & ITV (MediaCity) & the Imp