Areas of Practice

Trademarks

 

  • Advising clients on initial selection of new trademarks – e.g. words, logos, slogans

  • Conducting searches for clearance of new trademarks

  • Filing and prosecution of applications for registration

  • Litigation strategy for infringement, passing off and Section 22 actions

  • Conducting and defending administrative processes (e.g. oppositions to pending trademark applications; expungement/cancellation of trademark registrations)

Copyrights and Industrial Designs

 

  • Advising clients on protection of copyright in all types of artistic and creative works

  • Advising clients on acquiring copyright

  • Preparing and filing applications for copyright registrations

  • Advising clients on industrial design protection and strategies

Trade Secrets & Confidential Information

 

  • Advising clients on identification and protection of trade secrets and confidential information.

  • Preparing relevant agreements, such as non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements

Advertising & Marketing

 

  • Reviewing advertisements and contests.

  • Preparing and negotiating agreements (agency, brand development and sponsorship agreements, amongst others).

Licensing

 

  • Preparing and negotiating license agreements in numerous commercial contexts.

  • Advising clients on many licensing structures and related issues, for example intra-company IP ownership strategies and transfer pricing.

Portfolio Management & Audits

 

  • Advising clients on the protection of new intellectual properties including trade-marks, copyrights, designs, patents and trade secrets.

  • Managing intellectual property portfolios

  • Conducting intellectual property audits

Intellectual Property in Corporate Transactions

 

  • Advising clients on IP issues arising in the context of corporate/commercial transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, financings, and securitizations

  • Involvement at all stages of transactions including structuring; the formulation of letters of intent; due diligence; assessment of IP portfolios and associated risks; preparation and negotiation of agreement documentation; and post-closing implementation