Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property ("IP") includes rights arising from intellectual activity in the industrial, literary, artistic or scientific areas. Specifically intellectual property rights exist in areas involving:
- literary, artistic and scientific works
- performances of artists, recordings and broadcasts
- inventions
- scientific discoveries
- industrial designs
- trademarks, business names and designations
- protection against unfair competition
IP rights are governed by convention at the International level and by law at the National level.
At Cridlands MB we can assist you in the following:
- protection strategies advice
- patents trademark copyright designs
- dispute resolution
- infringement litigation
- brand protection strategies
- acquisitions and disposals
- licensing and distribution agreements
- standard form agreements
- confidential information
- reputation protection dispute resolution, litigation and advice passing off misleading and deceptive conduct
- trade secret protection advice and strategies
- drafting and reviewing confidentiality and non disclosure agreements