Protect the ideas
that run your business.
Specialist IP cover for patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. We respond to incoming claims and fund your own enforcement – with limits that scale to how you operate.
Two ways we protect your IP
Patent
Cover for granted and pending patents – defending infringement allegations brought against you, and funding enforcement against infringers.
- → Infringement defence costs
- → Enforcement & opposition
- → Legal fees & expert witnesses
All other IP
A single section for trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and design rights – the full portfolio beyond patents.
- → Trademark & design rights
- → Copyright & trade secrets
- → Counterfeit & misappropriation
Defence vs pursuit
RULE: Because of the moral hazard of bringing a claim, pursuit is offered only in conjunction with a defence policy. Maximum pursuit limit in year one is £1m; defence can be considered up to £5m.
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No lengthy questionnaire. Your contact details, the business, your website and gross revenue – that's all we need to start.
Underwritten by people who know IP
GMG Insurance places intellectual property risk with specialist markets, working with underwriters who price patents, trademarks and trade secrets every day.
Recent IP claims
High Court awards Swatch US$11.6 million in Samsung trade mark dispute
The High Court has awarded the Swatch Group US$11.6 million in negotiation damages against Samsung over trade mark infringements involving watch face apps on the Galaxy App store. The court rejected the parties’ valuations of US$170 million and US$301.
Supreme Court vacates US$1 billion copyright verdict against Cox
In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the Supreme Court vacated a US$1 billion contributory copyright infringement verdict. The court distinguished knowledge of customer infringement from an intention that a service be used for infringement.
11,579 files: High Court finds former employees misused a manufacturer's confidential information
A Scunthorpe GRP manufacturer took two ex-employees and their rival company to the High Court after 11,579 files were copied to an external drive during a notice period.