Protecting trade marks, creative works and intellectual property rights
We assess what you wish to protect, who owns the rights and the territory in which protection is needed. Trade marks, copyright, patents and design protection have different requirements and effects.
An idea is not automatically protected by copyright
Subject to the law, copyright protects the expression of a creative work, rather than the idea itself. The appropriate protection must be assessed for software, designs, business names and inventions. Registering a trade mark does not replace all other rights.
When to request assistance
- Assessment and preparation of a trade mark application.
- Use of a creative work, sign or content without the permission relied on.
- Assignment, licensing and collaboration agreements with authors or developers.
- Disputes over ownership of rights and evidence of a possible infringement.
Prepare the works, agreements, dated evidence of use and correspondence. We assess existing rights, available defences and legal options, without guaranteeing registration or the outcome of a dispute.