ACID’s accredited law firms support membership with discounted rates and fast track advice for both litigious and non-litigious matters via a FREE Intellectual Property hotline - initial free specialist legal advice on each separate issue.  Only ACID Members can phone or e-mail the ACID Legal hotline. 

ACID’s Accredited Law Firms (ALFs) were selected from a national tender to offer a broad spectrum of specialist intellectual property experience to meet the needs of micro enterprise, SME’s and corporate members. In association with the ALFs, ACID is able to provide expertise in registrations and trade mark services, IP clinics, workshops, specialist subject lunch forums, seminars and IP audits – all through a national, regional and international legal network.

Members relying on unregistered Community or UK design rights, have free and unlimited use of the ACID Design Data Bank – this provides invaluable evidential proof of ownership in case you are copied.  

ACID offers its members access to a portfolio of legal tips and advice, dispelling the myths regarding IP and responding to frequently asked questions.

Members may wish to use ACID’s accredited law firm or seek advice from their own lawyers.  The ACID accredited law firms offer discounted rates to ACID members and a free period of legal advice on each separate subject.