Services

Trademark Prosecution

• Developing trademark strategies
• Conducting trademark searches and advising on availability and freedom to use
• Drafting, filing and prosecuting applications (national, EUTM, Eurasian, Madrid System)
• Maintaining registrations and handling assignments and license agreements
• Managing trademark portfolios
• Providing monitoring services

Trademark Litigation

• Handling trademark oppositions and litigation
• Investigating infringements
• Handling settlement agreements
• Advising on litigation strategy

Patent Prosecution

• Conducting patent searches
• Filing utility model and patent applications (national, European, Eurasian, PCT)
• Handling license agreements
• Handling SPCs and extending and validating European patents
• Restoring lapsed patents
• Managing patent portfolios

Patent Litigation

• Handling office actions and adversarial proceedings
• Investigating infringements
• Litigating and mediating disputes
• Negotiating settlements

Design Prosecution

• Conducting design searches
• Preparing, filing and prosecuting design applications (national, RCD/UCD)
• Handling license agreements
• Maintaining registrations, handling annuities and renewals

Design Litigation

• Litigating and mediating disputes
• Negotiating settlements
• Investigating infringements
• Managing design portfolios
• Providing monitoring services

IP Enforcement

• Working with customs authorities, market inspectorates and the police, on surveillance and seizure of counterfeit goods
• Preparing cease-and-desist letters and other pre-litigation notices
• Organizing investigations
• Designing and implementing enforcement programs
• Using Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms as an alternative to litigation

Copyright

• Advising on copyright subject matter
• Searching copyright records
• Advising on copyright notices
• Handling agreements regarding creation, licensing, purchase or sale of copyrighted material
• Handling work-for-hire and assignment agreements
• Investigating infringements
• Advising on litigation strategy and litigating disputes
• Mediating and negotiating settlements
• Managing copyright portfolios

Domain Names

• Advising on and acquiring domain names
• Monitoring and recovering domain names
• Litigating disputes or resolving them through Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms
• Managing domain name portfolios

Geographical Indications

• Advising on the protection of geographical indications of origin
• Prosecuting and enforcing geographical indications of origin

Plant Varieties

• Preparing and filing applications for registering and admission of plant varieties into national lists of varieties
• Handling customs clearance and other formalities
• Maintaining registrations
• Responding to office actions
• Handling assignment and license agreements

Topographies of Integrated Circuits

• Advising on the protection of topographies of integrated circuits
• Prosecuting and enforcing topographies of integrated circuits

Other

• Advertising law
• Due diligence
• Franchise law
• Internet and social media
• Media and entertainment law
• Strategic counseling