Practice area
Intellectual Property
Protection, commercialisation and enforcement of trade marks, copyright, designs and confidential information.
Overview
We help businesses identify what intellectual property they hold, secure it appropriately and enforce it proportionately.
The practice covers trade mark clearance, prosecution and opposition, copyright and design protection, brand portfolio management and enforcement against infringement and passing off.
We advise on licensing, assignment, technology transfer and franchising arrangements, and on the IP provisions in commercial and transactional documentation.
Enforcement strategy is calibrated to commercial value: not every infringement warrants litigation, and we advise candidly on when action is worth taking.
How we help
- Trade mark clearance, filing and prosecution
- Oppositions, rectification and cancellation actions
- Copyright, design and trade secret protection
- Brand portfolio strategy and audits
- Licensing, assignment and technology transfer
- Infringement, passing off and counterfeiting actions
- IP diligence for transactions
- Domain name and online brand protection
Sector context
Industries we advise in this area.
Key contacts
Who to speak with.
Contact
Advice on intellectual property.
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