Services

PATENTS & UTILITY MODELS

  • Conducting searches
  • Preparing, filing and prosecuting applications, including European and Eurasian Patent applications
  • Drafting and negotiating license agreements and providing related advice
  • Providing opinions on validity
  • Maintenance-related administrative work
  • Extending duration of patents by Supplementary Protection Certificates
  • Restoring lapsed patents and utility models, when applicable
  • Extending and validating European Patents and applications
  • Investigating and identifying infringements and infringers
  • Evaluating infringement allegations and providing legal opinions
  • Assisting clients in avoiding infringement of others
  • Litigating disputes
  • Mediating disputes and negotiating settlements
  • Managing portfolios regionally and worldwide

TRADEMARKS

  • Conducting searches and consulting on availability for use and registration
  • Drafting, filing and prosecuting applications, including applications for [European Community Trademark CTM and international applications under the Madrid System
  • Maintaining registrations (trademark renewals)
  • Preparing, recording and negotiating assignments and license agreements
  • Investigating and identifying infringements and infringers
  • Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
  • Advising on litigation strategy and litigating disputes
  • Providing opinions on trademark rights and infringement thereof
  • Advising on trademark oppositions and cancellations
  • Mediating disputes and negotiating related settlements
  • Managing portfolios regionally and worldwide
  • Trademark watching, including monitoring and protecting trademarks on the Internet
  • Monitoring and reporting trademark use
  • Advising on conflicts between trademarks and company names and other business identifiers

DESIGNS

  • Conducting searches
  • Preparing, filing and prosecuting applications, including applications for [European Community Design CDR
  • Drafting and negotiating license agreements and providing related advice
  • Maintaining design rights (annuities/renewals)
  • Providing opinions on validity of design rights
  • Investigating and identifying infringements and infringers
  • Evaluating infringement allegations and providing legal opinions
  • Advising on unregistered design rights
  • Assisting clients in avoiding infringement of others
  • Litigating disputes
  • Mediating disputes and negotiating settlements
  • Managing portfolios regionally and worldwide
  • Monitoring and reporting design use

COPYRIGHT

  • Advising on all types of copyright/author’s rights subject matter
  • Searching copyright records
  • Advising on registration and proper use of copyright notices
  • Negotiating and drafting agreements relating to creation, licensing, purchase or sale of copyright material
  • Drafting work-for-hire and similar agreements, assignments, releases and related opinions
  • Investigating and identifying infringements and infringers
  • Providing opinions on copyright infringement
  • Advising on litigation strategy
  • Mediating disputes and negotiating settlements
  • Litigating disputes
  • Managing portfolios regionally and worldwide

IP ENFORCEMENT AND ANTI-PIRACY

  • Preparing cease-and-desist letters or other pre-litigation notices
  • Conducting investigations to obtain evidence of infringement
  • Litigating against infringers
  • Designing and implementing regional/international enforcement programs tailored to clients’ needs
  • Working with local customs agencies and trade inspectorates, including registering as “Agent of Record”
  • Advising governments in Eastern Europe to improve and enforce intellectual property rights protection

DOMAIN NAMES

  • Advising on and acquiring generic top-level domain name registrations (including .com; .org; .net; .info; .biz.)
  • Advising on and acquiring country level domain name registrations (including .ba, .bg, .hr, .pl; .cz; .hu; .ro; .lv;.)
  • Domain name searching, including related company name searches
  • Monitoring and recovering domain names
  • Resolving disputes through established ADR mechanisms or litigation
  • Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
  • Managing portfolios regionally and worldwide

OTHER

We also provide all services in connection with:

  • Plant variety rights
  • Geographical indications of origin
  • Topographies of integrated circuits
  • Registration of drugs with local authorities
  • Company name and other business identifier searching