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 Union Trademark EUTM 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 Community Designs RCD / UCD
• 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
• Advising on and acquiring country level domain name registrations
• 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