About the Firm

At Bates & Bates, we are committed to providing you with diverse senior-level attorneys, knowledgeable of your business and legal needs. Each of our attorneys has had significant experience and training as in-house counsel at Fortune 500 corporations and large law firms, ensuring that you’re paying for superior legal representation, not on-the-job training.

Multinational Approach.
Local Expertise.
Global Scale.

We offer IP protection without borders, even where we don’t have an office. In addition to our world-class team, we partner with attorney firms globally. We have a superior, well vetted and annually audited network of outside counsel supporting our global reach to over 200 countries.

California — Washington — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — London — Johannesburg

200

Jury Trials

50

Billion dollar brands portfolio-managed

100

Trademarks managed in over 200 countries

8

Offices globally and expanding

*Attorneys experience

Why
Bates & Bates
Stands Above
All Others

Supremacy in Intellectual Property

Our proactive, forward-thinking counsel shapes industries, defines markets, and consistently delivers results that far exceed expectations. We don’t just protect your IP; we build strategies that propel your innovation and secure your competitive advantage.

Tailored, Impactful Solutions

Our clients trust us with their most valuable assets, knowing that we can protect them at every turn. We are the GO-TO firm for intellectual property enforcement, specializing in complex and multi-jurisdictional litigation, complex pharmaceutical patents and counterfeit goods.

Elite Experience in Global Intellectual Property Enforcement

Our IP litigators have very successfully led over 200 jury trials and matters across a diverse range of industry sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry, sport, music and instruments, food and beverage sectors and many other FMCG matters. Our commercially led advice and unmatched breadth of experience have been the cornerstone of our success in domestic and multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Your IP.
Our Fight.

Global Expertise in complex disputes

We represent the world’s most influential global corporations, financial institutions, and governments in precedent-setting intellectual property cases. With an unmatched record of victories, our attorneys lead over 200 jury trials across critical jurisdictions, bringing a rare combination of legal acumen, advocacy, and strategic thinking to every matter. We don’t just win cases; we define the future of intellectual property law.

Intelligent IP

Combining AI and Data Analytics for unmatched results.

Bates & Bates is at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge technology, including AI and data analytics, to craft personalized, high-impact solutions that anticipate tomorrow’s challenges. Our approach to intellectual property law is not just reactive—it’s trans-formative. We shape the legal landscape by offering strategic counsel that consistently outperforms the competition.

We operate an integrated global enforcement program spanning digital platforms, physical markets, and border control environments.

Legal WITH AI-Driven Monitoring & Evidentiary Take-down Operations

Bates & Bates leads coordinated brand enforcement programs integrating advanced monitoring capabilities with experienced legal and investigative professionals to identify and address online and offline infringement.

Unlike automated take-down services

our enforcement strategy is legally directed at every stage.

From the point of detection, we collect and preserve admissible evidence, structuring enforcement activity to remove unauthorised listings and to support litigation, administrative proceedings, and trademark office actions when escalation is required.

Each action is evaluated for legal sufficiency and long-term impact, ensuring that enforcement strengthens evidentiary position and preserves strategic control.

Global Enforcement & Customs Operations

Bates & Bates directs coordinated customs enforcement strategies in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and customs authorities worldwide to intercept counterfeit and infringing goods at ports of entry and within distribution channels.

Our team has led large-scale seizure operations, including record-setting intellectual property confiscations at major U.S. ports. We manage customs recordation, officer training, targeted investigations, and asset deployment as part of an integrated enforcement framework.

By aligning border enforcement with digital monitoring and litigation strategy, we maintain strategic control over the protection of client assets across jurisdictions.

Transactional & Strategic Commercial Counsel

We also advise on complex commercial transactions where intellectual property, ownership rights, and risk allocation drive value.

Our work includes:

Licensing

Technology agreements

Strategic commercial arrangements

Transaction support in mergers

Acquisitions

Investments

We conduct diligence, structure transactions, and negotiate agreements with precision and strategic discipline. Our focus is on protecting core assets, aligning contractual frameworks with business objectives, and ensuring long-term enforceability.