Cranach | Patent Attorney Aberdeen and London

Expertise, Experience, Enthusiasm

We draft, file, prosecute and defend patents for our clients

Recommended by IAM 1000, who identify top-tier patent firms through extensive independent research

We work in all areas of technology whilst specialising in energy, engineering and chemistry technologies

ISO 9001:2015 Certified

If you’re looking for a plucky upstart with modern ideas who will tenaciously fight for your patents, you’ve found the right place. Welcome

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WHY WORK WITH

Expertise

Because you want a firm who take pride in producing excellent work, far above the average. And because patent attorneys who truly understand your technology and business, not just intellectual property, are key to helping new and established technology businesses.

Experience

Because you trust the decades of experience of our attorneys helping guide you to choose the best IP strategy to your business.

Enthusiasm

Because your enthusiasm for your business and technology is shared by us, and we want to celebrate your technology development along with you.

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“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead”
Mark Twain
Patent attorneys all too frequently bamboozle clients with long-winded legal or technical explanations. Whilst these can be accurate, they take you much more time and mental effort to understand. You want a patent attorney to get to the point. A firm who will make the effort and take the time to write short letters, allowing you to grasp the issue quickly to progress your business and technology.

OUR MISSION

To give our clients peace of mind. We achieve this through reliable top quality work and clear, concise and timely communication.

Choosing a Patent Attorney

QUESTIONS
FOR
PATENT FIRMS CRANACH
PATENT
ATTORNEYS CONTEXT

ISO9001-2015 Certified?✓
This is not compulsory for IP firms, only a few have reached and maintain this quality standard.

Owner – managed?✓
Like many of our clients, we are owner managed.

Fair charges?✓
Our prices are fair and predictable. We set these out to you at the outset.

20+ years senior experience at international IP firms before founding? ✓
We gained decades of experience and expertise before starting our firm.

The Patent firm of choice? ✓
We have experience on-boarding hundreds of pending and granted patents from other patent attorney firms.

Listed in IAM 1000?✓
Cranach were listed in record time for any IP firm.

Sets the exam standards for those aspiring to become European patent attorneys? ✓
We mark and set exams required to become a European Patent Attorney.

Has a records system which cross-checks published filing details with the records of scores of patent offices around the world, every week? ✓
Accuracy is critical.

Certified Living Wage Employer? ✓
We pay a real living wage.

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"Everything that can be invented, has been invented"
Attributed to Charles Duell, Commissioner of the US Patent Office, in 1899
Patent offices don’t always get things right. You want the experience and expertise of Cranach Patent Attorneys to challenge the IP offices appropriately, and strive for the optimum protection for your intellectual property.

Our practice areas

We work with small tech companies, large multinationals and foreign associates, to draft and prosecute patents in the UK, Europe and internationally. We provide strategic, holistic advice considering the full spectrum of intellectual property rights.

SERVICES

INDUSTRIES

Patent Law

Opposition
Patent Law

IP Strategy/
Advice

Designs

Trade Mark

Engineering

Energy

Medtech

Chemicals

Food & Beverage

"People are more comfortable with an old problem than a new solution"
Charles Brower
You want a patent professional who understands the challenges of developing new technology or starting a business. Who provides you with expert help challenging the old ways of doing things, as well as understanding, and best protecting, your new way. Having a professional who has studied Disruptive Strategy online with Harvard Business School gives you the confidence in engaging with our firm.

OUR VISION

To be recognised as the go-to firm for European IP protection, and by IP professionals as the go-to firm to work, develop and enjoy.

Our Promise

Making patents more Personal and less Perplexing

If you’re looking for a patent attorney firm who:

Are agile and responsive to changes in law, technology and the market

Have completed industry technology courses, and studied Disruptive Strategy online with HBS

Give pragmatic advice weighing up IP and commercial aspects

Enjoy what we do and want to work with similar clients

"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make something complicated, simple"
Woody Guthrie, US singer songwriter.
Patents can be complicated. But you want the complexity of patent law and inventions to be communicated in the simplest way possible. And have communications streamlined for you to reduce the usual admin for interacting with patent attorneys. It’s in our mission to communicate with you clearly, concisely and in a timely manner.

OUR EXPERTISE

From the creation of the idea, to the grant of the patent, and beyond.

We specialise in engineering and chemistry patents but cover a wide range of technologies including electronics and life sciences. We have decades of experience in the original drafting of patents and their prosecution through to grant in the UK, Europe and internationally. We’re experts in handling European Patent Oppositions.

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Testimonials

“Craig has helped guide us through the patenting process for multiple inventions, without unnecessary expense. His advocacy at a recent European Patent Opposition hearing was excellent, resulting in a favourable outcome for us.”

Ian Garden

Award Winning Inventor MD Rigdeluge Ltd.

“Over the years, I’ve found Craig’s expertise for European Patents and technology to be very impressive. He is an engaging person, easy to communicate with and manages to distil complex legal issues into understandable language, whilst highlighting the key issues.”

Theodore “Ted” Ro

Retired US Patent Attorney
NASA Johnson Space Centre

“Craig has managed Aubin’s IP portfolio for nearly twenty years. Throughout this time he has provided sound and practical advice enabling Aubin to build up a significant and increasingly valuable IP position and we have come to trust his professional advice. Because of this as he moved to different firms we moved with him to maintain and assure ourselves of continuity support. I look forward to working with Craig and his team in the years to come.”

Paddy Collins

Chief Technology Officer - Aubin Ltd
Entrepreneur in Residence 2022, University of Aberdeen

“Craig Watson provides outstanding intellectual property advice and strategy as a top-rated and leading UK and European IP counsel. His strategic insights, patent prosecution strategies and understanding of industries allows him to excel in his approach to helping clients build strong patent portfolios in these regions and navigating clients through what can be difficult waters of changing patent landscapes, both from a regulatory perspective and from a competitive perspective. I highly recommend his services for any important patent and other intellectual property needs.”

Jeffrey S. Whittle

Womble Bond Dickinson Houston Office
Managing Partner