At Brooke-Jones Patents & Trade Marks we provide a comprehensive range of intellectual property services. With offices based in Bolton, Greater Manchester we are well-placed to provide assistance to businesses in Lancashire and across the North West with patent, trade mark and design matters. We recognise that taking the time to get to know our clients' businesses is key. Our ethos is to listen first so that we can provide the best advice for the protection of your intellectual property. We encourage our clients to talk to us as their businesses change and grow in order to develop a strong working relationship. Brooke-Jones was borne when the founders found common ground over their ideals for running a business. This resulted in a number of key principles by which we operate every day. We believe that these key principles set us apart from other private practice firms: • A positive working atmosphere. The outside appearance of any business is a direct reflection of the attitudes of all of its personnel. Everyone that is part of the Brooke-Jones team has an important role to play in ensuring the success of our business. • Real commercially-focused advice. We believe that in order to advise our clients properly, it is necessary to discover commercially relevant information. The discovery of such information is only forthcoming if there is trust, which is earned over time. • A diverse support network for our clients. If we cannot help directly, we think that it is beneficial to our clients to be able to recommend someone who can. • Sensible approaches to charging. We avoid the propensity to charge high standard charges for jobs that are routine. We employ a sensible hourly rate for tasks that require a higher level of skill and judgement. • Transparency for our clients. We believe in transparent charging and working practices from the start to make sure that strong and lasting relationships are built with our clients.