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
