We are a growing solicitors’ firm with offices in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset and a team considerably experienced in advising on Intellectual Property Law. Our Intellectual Property Solicitors handle IP cases across the country – particularly in Wiltshire, Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, Hampshire and Dorset.
Each business owns valuable intellectual property rights, not only in its ideas, products, but also in its very trading name. Unfortunately, many businesses are completely unaware how valuable these IP assets actually are and fail to make the most of them. Our Intellectual Property Solicitors will help you protect and exploit your intellectual property rights. We are experienced in helping a wide range of businesses manage their intellectual property rights – from small start-ups to multinational companies. We can ensure your concepts, business identity and intellectual property rights receive protection from the outset – and can continue to support the development of your business from identifying your copyrights and the management of image rights to the creation of licensing agreements as your business grows.
The four main types of Intellectual Property are:
- Copyright
Copyright protects material that has been written or recorded, such as literature, documents, photographs, art, sculpture and three-dimensional works, films and broadcasts, sound and music recordings, and databases. - Designs
Designs protect the visual appearance or eye appeal of products and protecting your design rights can make sure others don’t copy your designs. - Patents
Patents protect the functional and technical aspects of products and processes – and they can now be obtained for software products. - Trade Marks
Trade marks are used to protect the names and signs that can differentiate the goods and services of one trader from those of another.
However, Intellectual Property also covers database rights, know-how (trade secrets), privacy laws, confidential information, geographical indications, performers’ rights and so on. You might even find that more than one type of Intellectual Property applies to the same creation, making it even more important that you protect it.
How else can our Intellectual Property Solicitors help you?
Our other intellectual property services include;
E-commerce law
- Online trading terms and conditions
- Rights clearances and acquisitions
- Web design, maintenance, support and hosting contracts
- Copyright protection issues
- Data protection issues
- Development of a brand strategy
- Strategic partnerships agreements and joint ventures
Information Technology law
- Licensing your IT product
- Service agreements
- Drafting your individualized customer contracts
- Licensing your IT products
- Outsourcing contracts
- Negotiating complex contracts
For more information on Intellectual Property Law, visit our dedicated microsite, the Intellectual Property Lawyer, or the Intellectual Property Solicitors pages of our main website. For intellectual property advice you can rely on, call us on 01722 422300 today