It is vital in today’s competitive market to establish, protect and exploit these rights in ways that contribute to growing your business and driving it forward. To support you in this process, you should be working closely with a legal team which can provide you with proactive and commercially focused guidance.
Our Intellectual property team advises businesses across a wide range of industries on the commercial elements of intellectual property. Our expertise covers every angle of buying and selling IP rights, brand licensing, franchising agreements, sponsorship, joint ventures and research and development agreements, to name but a few.
We invest time in gaining a thorough understanding of the specifics of your business and your overarching strategy. We can then provide you with uniquely tailored and creative advice which achieves your objectives and ensures the full potential of your IP assets is both protected and realised.
Copyright protects original material from being copied, which is essential if you want to commercialise your creations or defend them against infringement.
Our patent lawyers have years of specialist patent experience. We can help you ensure your inventions are not used without your permission – and defend you if someone accuses you of infringing their rights.
Ensuring your trademarks are registered and protected prevents others from exploiting your most critical assets, such as your brand name, logo, goodwill and reputation.
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Intellectual property key contacts
patrick.wheeler@collyerbristow.comPartner - Head of IP & Data Protection
Talk to Patrick about Intellectual property disputes, Data protection and Intellectual property
There are a number of key policies, procedures and documents your business should keep up to date, to be both legally protected and in preparation for investment or exit.
Collyer Bristow’s ‘CB Checkpoint’ team will give your business a full check-over, reviewing your key documentation and advising on any changes that are suggested or required.
Recent experience
We advised our clients who administer the IP rights relating to the works of well-known author on all IP aspects, including copyright and trade mark assignments and licensing, both intragroup and externally.
Case study
We advised our clients who administer the IP rights relating to the works of well-known author on all IP aspects, including copyright and trade mark assignments and licensing, both intragroup and externally.
We advised our client, a newly launched crypto currency exchange, on the negotiation and drafting for its Europe-wide contracts in relation to all intellectual property and IT aspects of it operation, including all Blockchain aspects.
Case study
We advised our client, a newly launched crypto currency exchange, on the negotiation and drafting for its Europe-wide contracts in relation to all intellectual property and IT aspects of it operation, including all Blockchain aspects.
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