Our experienced Intellectual Property Law team are well recognised, having worked with household names and international brands.

What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual Property encompasses a vast and diverse array of business property from software and other copyright materials, to designs and logos and inventions and processes. The laws surrounding Intellectual Property fall into a number of areas, copyright, trade marks, design rights and patents, here’s how we can help you:

• Copyright protection advice & copyright infringements
• Trade Marks and portfolio management
• Design right applications, registered designs and renewals
• Advertising & marketing
• Sponsorship

Protecting your brand and business assets

It is important for businesses to protect their assets and this includes the non-tangible assets that the business owns. Registering your ownership of those assets that can be registered is key but equally important is vigilance to stop unauthorised use. It is important to take action to stop other individuals and companies from infringing your rights as if you do not take action it can later be argued that you have granted an implied licence for your works to be used.

Intellectual property infringement?

We are highly experienced at being able to resolve disputes regarding Intellectual Property including claims, providing pragmatic and commercial advice to you and your business. Often disputes such as these can be resolved without the need to resort to litigation and early involvement from us can ensure that the infringement is stopped promptly.

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When it is not possible to bring the dispute to an end quickly through correspondence, we have unrivalled expertise in running proceedings to enforce and defend Intellectual Property Rights for you through the Court process should this be necessary.

Are you the owner of copyright in photographers, pictures or words?  Have you discovered someone else is using the work without your permission?  A take down notice from us may be all it takes to stop the infringement of your intellectual property and to secure you a monetary sum by way of compensation.

Failure to take action can result in you losing your rights in relation to the works.  Therefore, it is important to act to protect your assets.

Compensation will depend on the level of infringement.

We can review your papers, send a take-down notice and demand for payment for a fixed fee, contact our team on DRTeam@herrington-carmichael.com or 01276 686222.

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