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 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