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Protecting patent professionals with public liability insurance from less than £55* per year
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As a patent consultant, you need insurance to protect you while helping clients patent inventions and register intellectual property (IP). Mistakes can happen, potentially leaving your clients unable to protect or profit from their creations.
Our tailored public liability policies give you complete peace of mind that your insurer will deal with any disputes or financial loss claims caused by your services.
Without insurance, mistakes in filing patents or assessing infringement risks could leave inventors unable to protect or profit from their inventions legally. This may result in substantial licensing revenue losses, leaving consultants liable for negligence claims running into millions.
Our specialist insurance covers any injury, financial loss or negligence claim, giving you complete peace of mind.
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Patent consultants insurance protects professionals who advise inventors, R&D firms and manufacturers on securing patents and IP rights to safeguard their innovations. This covers:
However, risks include missed prior art enabling others to copy ideas, incorrectly filed patents leaving inventions exposed, inadequate protection from infringement and poor advice leading inventors to lose out financially.
Our patent consultancy policies can cover:
You can add contents and equipment insurance as a separate policy to cover lost, damaged or stolen vital gear like computers and phones.
We can also extend your policy to cover freelancers, contractors or temporary staff working under your business identity.
We offer varying cover levels to choose from to suit your specific business needs. Simply fill out our quick online form for your quote.
With 35+ years of experience and hundreds of clients, you can trust us to protect your consultancy. Our key advantages are:
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* Total number of live policies as of 31/10/2025
Patent consultants are vulnerable to professional indemnity and other claims because inventors rely on their counsel to protect IP and profit from innovations legally. Mistakes leave consultants liable for potentially substantial pay-outs without insurance.
We cover liability risks from all core patent consultancy activities:
Yes – our policies can cover temporary staff, freelancers and contractors conducting patent work on your behalf. For example, suppose a contractor assisting with prior art searches overlooks a key patent, leading your client’s invention to be copied and commercially exploited without consent or payment.
In that case, our insurance helps protect against the significant financial claim made against you as a result.
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