Copyright related guidance provided is spread across a variety of business sectors such as media, technology and entertainment. This includes suggestions on registered as properly as unregistered copy rights. Services provided include:

Registration of copyrights, Suggestions on copyright licensing, Copyright enforcement such as Copyright dispute resolution (includes mediation arbitration and /or Court based litigation), Drafting enforceable copyright protection and assignment clauses in distinct agreements including employment agreements, shareholders agreements etc, Any related guidance with regard to ownership, transfer or assignment of copyrights which includes but not limited to mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, slump sales, other arrangements and transactions such as drafting relevant clauses in transaction documents and conducting negotiations on behalf of the client, Advice on related concepts like moral rights.

B. Trademarks

Lawyers advise on distinct companies with regard to protection, transfer, enforcement of its goodwill in the trade name and trademark/s(registered as properly as unregistered). Lawyers usually supply the following services:

Trademark registration such as filing applications, lodging oppositions and cancellations, renewals etc, Trademark licensing and assignment advice, Guidance on trademark related clauses in various agreements including commercial franchising agreements, employment agreements and so on, Any related suggestions with regard to ownership ,transfer or assignment of trademarks throughout mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, slump sales, other arrangements and transactions including drafting relevant clauses in transaction documents and negotiating on behalf of the client, Advice on trademark infringement, Assistance in trademark protection and enforcement in related dispute resolution. (mediation, conciliation, arbitration and litigation), Trademark search, due diligence and analysis, Advice on matters related to unregistered trademarks such as passing off actions and, Related guidance on trademarks which includes trade names, domain names and service marks.

C. Patents

Lawyers and other specialists advise on non contentious as properly as contentious patent and patent related matters. Services normally offered and provided contain:

Patent searches for non-contentious, state of art, patentability, novelty, invalidity, opposition, infringement, freedom to operate, proper to use, domination, patent watch, technology updates, Patent registration which includes connected searches, application, filing opposition etc. across (national, community and international)jurisdictions, Patent drawings, Commercialisation of patents such as providing licensing and assignment related suggestions, Advice on patent infringement, Assistance in patent litigation and patent rights enforcement, Patent protection related guidance, Any related suggestions with regard to ownership ,transfer or assignment of patents throughout mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, slump sales,other arrangements and transactions such as drafting relevant clauses in transaction documents and negotiating on behalf of the client, Advice on patent related clauses in diverse agreements including commercial franchising agreements, employment agreements etc and

10.  Guidance on related concepts such as trade secrets and confidential information as alternative modes of protection of intellectual property.

D. Designs

Guidance supplied typically consists of

Filing design applications, Prosecuting style applications, All aspects to style registrations, Conducting design searches, Renewal of style rights, Suggestions on design infringement and assistance in enforcement of design rights, Suggestions on design protection in distinct kinds of agreements which includes employment contracts, Commercialisation of designs such as assignment and licensing and Any related guidance with regard to ownership, transfer or assignment of patents in the course of mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, slump sales, other arrangements and transactions which includes drafting relevant clauses in transaction documents and negotiating on behalf of the client.

E. Trade Secrets and Confidential data

Both non contentious as nicely as contentious suggestions with regard to trade secrets and confidential info are provided by lawyers who are skilled at these matters.

F. Other intellectual property matters

Specialists also provide suggestions on any other type of intellectual property and connected matters, including trade names, service marks, domain names and moral rights.

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