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Websites for intellectual property law firms

Founders and marketing leads usually come to an IP firm with a launch, a brand name or a dispute in mind. A good IP website explains the different protections in plain English, shows what the firm can do and how quickly, and offers a clear, low-friction way to ask for advice before a deadline passes.

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The first question

“How do we protect our brand name before we launch?”

A founder or marketing lead preparing a launch.

How clients choose a intellectual property firm online

IP clients often research the basics themselves first: whether a name can be registered, what copyright covers, what a design right protects. Clear explanations bring them to the firm and show that the lawyers can make a technical subject understandable.

IP firms also compete with online filing services and patent and trade mark attorneys. The website needs to explain plainly where a solicitor's advice adds value, without overstating it.

What a intellectual property page needs

Approach: clear protection, clear steps. A short enquiry about what needs protecting and the launch date, so the firm can advise on timing.

  1. 01

    Types of protection

    Trade marks, patents, copyright and designs

  2. 02

    Before you launch

    Searches and registration, step by step

  3. 03

    When rights are infringed

    What can be done, and how quickly

  4. 04

    Costs

    Registration and search fees, explained

  5. 05

    The team

    Who advises on IP

Design decisions, and why

  • Organised by what the business wants to protect, not by legal category.
  • The launch moment is addressed directly, because timing drives most IP enquiries.
  • Costs are explained up front for a buyer comparing options.

Main website or a separate site?

Could be either.

IP has a distinct audience that searches for specific services such as trade mark registration, which can suit a focused site. Where IP supports the firm's wider commercial work, it sits well on the main site.

Specialist enquiry sites

What the SRA rules require

The SRA Transparency Rules do not list intellectual property work among the services that require published prices. Whatever the area, every SRA-authorised firm must publish its complaints procedure, including how and when a complaint can go to the Legal Ombudsman and the SRA (rule 2.1), and display its SRA number and the SRA digital badge prominently (rule 4.1).

Source: SRA Transparency Rules (version in effect from 11 April 2025). This is a summary, not legal advice.

Full guide to the Transparency Rules

What we don't promise

No one can guarantee rankings, enquiries or mentions in AI answers, and we don't. We build a site that is clear, compliant, fast and easy for search engines and AI tools to understand, and we're candid about what that can and can't do.

Questions firms ask

How does an IP firm stand out from online filing services?

By explaining clearly what professional advice adds, such as checking whether a mark is likely to be registrable and dealing with objections and disputes, and by showing the people who give that advice. Calm explanation is more convincing than warnings.

Do IP law firms need to publish prices?

It is not required by the SRA Transparency Rules, but fixed fees for defined tasks, such as a trade mark application, are often easy to state and help founders decide quickly.

Could IP suit a separate website?

Sometimes. A focused site can work for a distinct offer, for example brand protection for start-ups, where the audience and searches differ from the firm's other clients.

Talk to us about your intellectual property website

A 30-minute call to understand the firm, the clients you want more of and what the current site does. If it's a fit, you receive a written scope and a fixed price.

What happens next

  1. 1Tell us a little about the firm — it takes about a minute.
  2. 2We reply within one working day to arrange a 30-minute call.
  3. 3If it's a fit, you receive a written scope and fixed price.
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