Services

PATENTS

  • Conduct patent searches
  • Prepare, file and prosecute patent applications, including Eurasian Patent
  • Advise, draft and negotiate patent licenses
  • Opinions and consultation on patent validity
  • Extension of patent duration through Supplementary Protection Certificates
  • Extension and validation of European Patents and patent applications
  • Investigate and identify infringements and infringers
  • Evaluate patent infringement allegations and provide legal opinions
  • Assist clients in avoiding patent infringement of others
  • Litigate patent disputes
  • Mediate alternative dispute resolution and negotiate settlements

DESIGNS

  • Conduct design searches
  • Prepare, file and prosecute design applications, including European Community Design (CDR)
  • Advise, draft and negotiate design licenses
  • Opinions and consultation on design validity
  • Investigate and identify infringements and infringers
  • Evaluate design infringement allegations and provide legal opinions
  • Advise on unregistered design right
  • Assist clients in avoiding design infringement of others
  • Litigate design disputes
  • Mediate alternative dispute resolution and negotiate settlements

IP ENFORCEMENT AND ANTI-PIRACY

  • Prepare cease and desist letters or other pre-litigation warning notices
  • Work with private investigators and government enforcement agencies to obtain evidence of infringing use
  • Litigate against infringers, counterfeiters and pirates
  • Design and implement international enforcement programs tailored to clients' needs
  • Work with Customs agency, including registering as "Agent of Record"
  • Advising governments in Eastern Europe to improve and enforce intellectual property rights protection

TRADEMARKS

  • Conduct searches and consult on availability and registrability of trademarks
  • Draft and prosecute trademark applications, including European Community Trademark (CTM) and Madrid System
  • Maintain and renew and watch trademark registrations
  • Prepare and negotiate trademark assignments and licenses
  • Investigate and identify infringements and infringers
  • Advise on trademark litigation strategy
  • Opinions and consultation on trademark rights and infringement
  • Advise on trademark opposition and cancellation
  • Litigate trademark disputes
  • Mediate alternative dispute resolution and negotiate settlements
  • Monitor and protect trademarks on the Internet
  • Manage trademark portfolios

COPYRIGHT

  • Advise on copyright protection on all types of subject matter
  • Search copyright records
  • Advise on copyright registration and proper use of copyright notices
  • Negotiate and draft agreements relating to creation, licensing, purchase or sale of copyright material
  • Draft work for hire agreements, assignments and releases
  • Investigate and identify infringements and infringers
  • Opinions and consultation on copyright and infringement
  • Advise on copyright litigation strategy
  • Mediate alternative dispute resolution and negotiate settlements
  • Litigate copyright disputes

DOMAIN NAMES

  • Advise on and acquisition of generic top-level domain name registrations (including .com; .org; .net; .info; .biz.)
  • Advise on and acquisition of country level domain name registrations (including .ba, .bg, .hr, .pl; .cz; .hu; .ro; .lv;.)
  • Monitor and recover domain names
  • Resolve domain name disputes through established ADR mechanisms or litigation
  • Negotiate and draft settlement agreements
  • Manage domain name portfolios