intellectual property

Whether you operate in traditional commerce or in cyberspace your trade marks, copyright, designs, patents and confidential information are fundamental to the success of your business.

Intellectual property is one of a company's most valuable assets. In a difficult and fast moving area of law, you need ready access to practical, expert advice to successfully identify, manage, exploit and police your intellectual property rights and to ensure that you don't infringe third party rights. We provide a full range of legal services relating to the protection, management and exploitation of intellectual property rights, and how these areas impact on your business and operating strategy.

The starting point is first to identify what those rights may be and we can help you to do this. We help and advise on searching of registered trade marks and designs as well as patents. We can then manage the process of registration of the relevant intellectual property right.

We will advise, draft and negotiate the terms of any licence or assignment of intellectual property that may be required, agreements relating to research and development and strategic partnerships relating to the exploitation of jointly developed and/or owned intellectual property. If your intellectual property rights are being infringed we take swift and effective action against infringers on your behalf.