Intellectual Property

els provide sector specific expertise and broad ranging advice covering all aspects of intellectual property rights. This includes advising on IP protection and how best to obtain it, validity of your or your competitors' IP rights, also whether and how you should litigate in order to exploit your IP rights for maximum commercial gain.

We cover areas such as:

Patents

Trade marks/brands

Design rights

Copyright

Database rights

Confidentiality

Registrability

Brand clearance

Letters before action

Validity

Infringement

Anti-counterfeiting

Court proceedings

Settlement strategies

Audits & due diligence

IP restructurings, sales and purchases

Research & collaboration

Agreements

Licences & assignments

Non-disclosure & consultancy agreements

Warranties & indemnities

Commercial risk minimisation

Commercial risk management