Intellectual Property Exploitation
Having the right deal structure and contracts in place to maximise the value of intellectual property rights is critical to the success of creative, innovative and brand focussed businesses.
We have a large specialist team who are experts in dealing with the full spectrum of contracts dealing with intellectual property rights, and who are consistently highly ranked in the legal directories for their work. Our lawyers are deeply immersed in the specialist sectors in which intellectual property rights are conceived, created, sold and exploited, including advertising & marketing, media & entertainment, retail, technology, sport and manufacturing.
Whether you are producing a film, sponsoring a live music event, commissioning a theatrical stage production, using a celebrity to appear in your advertising, licensing a piece of music for use on your website or looking at any other deal which relies on buying, selling, licensing or protecting intellectual property in any way…. We have the expertise and knowledge to help you.
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30 October 2018Whilst the status of, and procedures affecting, EUTMs and other EU IP rights in a post-Brexit world are a concern for brand-owners, UK trade mark professionals face an additional headache in that there is a significant risk that their ability to represent clients before the EUIPO may shortly be lost. This is an important issue, as acting on matters before the EUIPO will account for over half of trade mark and design related revenue for many firms.
Can we remove “limited” from the end of our company name?
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Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 6
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Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 5
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