PATENTS

• Conduct patent searches
• File patent applications
• Validate EP patents
• Annuity payments
• Consult on patent validity
• Evaluate patent infringement allegations and provide legal advice
• Transfer of rights/recordal of licence
• Maintain patent portfolios

TRADE MARKS

• Conduct trade mark searches
• Advise on registrability of a proposed mark
• File trade mark applications
• Renewal payments
• Trade mark watching
• Advise on trade mark opposition and cancellation
• Consultat on trade mark rights and infringement
• Transfer of rights/recordal of licence
• Manage trade mark portfolios

DESIGNS

• Conduct design searches
• Prepare and file design applications
• Payment of annuities
• Transfer of rights/recordal of licence
• Opinions and consultation on design validity
• Evaluate design infringement allegations and provide legal opinions
• Advise on unregistered design right
• Assist clients in avoiding design infringement of others

IP ENFORCEMENT

• Investigate and identify infringements and infringers
• Preliminary studies and advice on the strategy to be adopted
• Preparing cease and desist letters
• Litigate against infringers and counterfeiters
• Negotiating out-of-court settlements
• Litigate patent, trade mark or design disputes before the Court
• Represent clients before the Custom’s IP department

IP STRATEGY & CONTRACTS

• Strategic advice concerning industrial property
• Building and organizing IP portfolios
• Advice concerning merger/acquisition operations
• Improving returns on industrial property portfolios by licensing
• Negotiating and drafting license contracts, assignments, franchises, know-how transfers, confidentiality agreements, joint developments, consent agreement