Some Recent Intellectual Property Deals
2009
Commercialisation
- Advising on the commercialisation of new products
- Technology Transfer and commercialisation advising spin-outs
Copyright Advice, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Clearances, Copyright Ownership and Protection
- Advising a number of clients on the risk of copyright infringement ranging from copyright infringement in relation to the contents of websites to infringement of products. Commencing copyright infringement proceedings on behalf of certain clients. Also defending certain actions for our clients
- Advising clients on ownership/joint ownership of copyright
- Drafting copyright licences for exploitation of copyright works
- Drafting numerous assignments of intellectual property rights in software and website contents
- Negotiating copyright clearances for the use of written lyrics from numerous chart hits for a prominent author
- Advising and assisting a number of online businesses with copyright issues
General IP Advice, Start-ups, SMEs, Corporate Organisations
- Advising a range of SME's on IP rights including: copyright, trade marks, registered designs, patents and know how
- Advising companies on their IP rights, the implementation of shareholders agreements, patent protection and branding
- Advising numerous start-ups and SME's on the various options, IP and agreements required in their industry
- Advising on line businesses on IP protection and terms of business
- Advising a number of franchise businesses especially in relation to the protection and exploitation of their IPRs
- Advising a number of Spanish companies on IPR protection and regulatory law
Internet law, Pharmaceutical law, Advertising and Promotions, Risks, Regulatory Compliance
- Advsing on the setting up of on-line pharmacies and associated risks
- Assisting clients with regulatory compliance issues surrounding on-line pharmacies
- Assisting clients with legal issues surrounding advertising pharmaceutical products, especially ion the Internet
- Advising clients on setting up pharmaceutical wholesale entities, assiting clients with obtaining pharmaceutical wholesale licences
- Advising companies on the barriers to entry into the UK pharmaceutical and medical device sectors
Patents. Patent Evaluations, Freedom to Operate Searches
- Advising an international company on patenting
- Conducting patent evaluations for clients in various industry sectors
- Conducting patent evaluations for clients in generic drugs sector
- Conducting freedom to operate searches for a number of clients in a range of industry sectors
Sale and purchase of Businesses/Shares, Licensing, Distribution, Securing and Managing IPRs
- Advising and assisting in the sale and purchase of the assets of businesses in particular their IPRs
- Working on distribution deals between UK, Europe and USA
- Advising a company on the 3m+ global acquisition of a company
- Advising a company on the worldwide patent licensing and distribution of its technology.
- Advising and assisting in the IP licensing of a range of technology products
- Assisting a UK based agent in its European representation and distribution of a Far East pharmaceutical giant's products
- Acting for a new celebrity artist in protecting and managing the celebrity's intellectual property rights
- Advising and assisting a company in the global protection and exploitation of its software
- Acting for a subsidiary of a large European Pharmaceuticals company in the acquisition of pharmaceutical products
- Cross border licensing deals for numerous clients
- Acting on behalf of an independent film company to secure all global rights in a feature film
- Acting for an International company in the licensing of its IPRs to a foreign company in a complex multi-party deal
Trade Marks, UK and US Trade Mark Applications, International Trade Mark Applications, Community Trade Mark Applications and Prosecutions, Trade Mark Litigation, Passing off, Trade Mark Invalidity and Revocation Proceedings
- Undertaking community trade mark work for European based group of companies
- Advising and assisting a progressive UK-based designer on the protection and exploitation of an innovative product
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications for a variety of clients
- Advising a company owning a reputable brand in a potential passing off action
- Advising and assisting a number of other clients in passing off actions
- Advising and assisting clients in trade mark invalidity actions with regards to their trade mark rights
- Advising and assisting clients in trade mark revocation actions
- Filing and prosecuting International Trade Mark Applications
2008
- Drafting, filing and prosecuting trade mark applications for a variety of clients
- Advising and assisting a number of clients on patent strategy and the patentability of their technology
- Conducting patent evaluations for clients in generic drugs sector
- Advising in trade mark infringement action against a medium-sized business by a large international company
- Advising on the legitimate circumvention of trade mark application oppositions for clients in media and IT industries
- Advising on the brand and IP strategy for developing global brand
- Advising on the rolling out of a new product development with patent pending
- Advising and assisting a number of clients on patent strategy and the patentability of their technology
- Spanish pharmaceutical company wished to launch its generic pharmaceutical product into the UK - advised on patent evaluation of its generic products
- Advising and assisting companies in respect of patentability, patent infringement, copyright infringement, IP ownership and ways in which to safeguard intellectual property rights
- Advising and assisting in the IP licensing of a range of technology products
- Undertaking community trade mark work for a number of companies
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