Bristows
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| No. of offices | 1 |
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| No. of lawyers | 40 Partners, 4 Of Counsel, 88 Associates, 2 PSLs, 19 Trainees, 5 Trade Mark Attorneys and 20 Paralegals (as of February 2017) |
| Major practice areas | Intellectual property, Information technology, Corporate & financing, Commercial and technology disputes, Real estate, Regulatory, Competition & EU, Media & marketing, Employment and Tax |
| Date founded | 1837 |
| Company type | LLP |
| Website | bristows.com |
Bristows is a full-service commercial, London-based law firm, particularly known for its technology and intellectual property work.
In January 2008, the firm relocated from Lincoln's Inn Fields to new City offices on the first two floors of 100 Victoria Embankment, London (also known as Unilever House).
Bristows specialises in the following areas:
Bristows was founded in 1837 by Robert Wilson at 1, Copthall Buildings in the City of London. One of Robert's first pieces of work related to the patenting of the first practical electrical telegraph, then particularly in demand for its application to railways. Wilson also advised a Captain Crauford in relation to his patent “for preserving from rust” and the electronic engineer Sir Charles Wheatstone on the wheatstone bridge circuit.
In 1849, Ebenezer Bristows joined the firm. Ebenezer was a member of the Law Society Council from 1873 until 1908, and President of the Law Society of England and Wales for the year 1883 to 1884. It was during this year that the first UK Patent Act arrived, which laid the basis for patent law and practice as it exists today.
During the 19th century, the firm acted for the Royal Mail Steam Packet, largely on litigation relating to accidents at sea. Other clients in the late 19th century include the Electric Telephone Company, Steam Plough Patents, the Bread Patents Company, the Celluloid Manufacturing Company and the Tigris & Euphrates Steam Navigation Company.
The firm's name was changed to Bristows, Cooke and Carpmael in 1906, reflecting the names of the then partners.
Henry Cooke was heavily involved in patenting work, and was a member of the committee whose advice led to the Patents Act 1919. Alfred Carpmael, was a prominent patent agent of his time, and the author of the first handbook on 'Patent Laws of the World.
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