Virtuoso Legal Joins Anti Copying in Design (ACID) Trade Organisation

Virtuoso Legal is an award-winning specialised Intellectual Property firm, with offices in Leeds, and London, and providing services throughout the world.

Led by renowned author, solicitor and scientist, Liz Ward, the company have become affiliated with ACID.

ACID was formed after CEO, Dids Macdonald, who had been a successful designer in the 80’s. She had had every new design copied by larger firms. In a bid to combat this, she and IP Lawyer Simon Clark formed ACID, and the organisation now very successfully assists thousands of designers.

So how does Virtuoso Legal fit in?  IP experts at the company will offer free initial advice to ACID members and it’s prospective members.

Philip Partington, a senior solicitor at Virtuoso Legal, said: “Sadly for many of the UK’s creatives, the story of David and Goliath rings too true. There are some 350,000 designers in the UK, most of which are SMEs, and we hear of so many cases where designs and work are ripped off by larger companies. In such instances, small design companies and independent creatives can feel powerless – but they can, and must, fight back.

“We’ve always been a nation of creatives and it’s vital we protect this industry and enable it to thrive not only in the UK but internationally too. The law is there to protect designers’ ideas, work, reputation and business – and together with ACID, we’re determined to help eradicate design theft.”

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