Business Solicitors

Specialist solicitors

There are various things you might need a specialist intellectual property solicitor for. Copyrights, designs, patents, trade secrets, secret information and trademarks all fall under the legal categories that our expert intellectual property lawyers specialise in. When you or your business creates or designs a process or product that results in potential profits then you must work to protect it. Doing nothing and hoping that the competitors will act in good faith is not a wise decision! Not only do you leave yourself and your personal property open to theft but also the ground is open for someone else to design the same sort of product or service and then register it in their own name – thus making your original product belonging to someone else in the eyes of the law!

Services on offer

The types of legal action our expert intellectual property solicitors can work on includes:

• Legal advice on copyright infringements, management, licensing, clearance and acquisitions
• Protection of Intellectual Property assets
• The registration of trademarks, brand management, audits, licensing and registrations overseas
• Actions against trademark infringements when someone uses your design or tries to claim something you own as their own
• Protection of business sensitive confidential information and identification and branding
• Domain name cyber squatting applications
• Licensing of products and services
• Design rights involving identification and protection
• The management of patents, licenses, research and development

Trade marks

Merely registering a trade mark will not itself stop some people from trying to benefit from your hard work and originality. The intellectual property solicitors on our expert team are 100% vetted by the Law Society Panel and have the necessary experience to help you take emergency action including application for an injunction in order to protect your assets.

Copyright and patents

Many things can be copyright. Written materials, music, photographs, films, computer software, games and video productions are just some. Under law, copyright automatically applies to these items as soon as you create them, however it is useful to be in a position to prove that the property is yours and when it was created. Similarly with patents which apply to new inventions and innovations, it is vital to protect these assets from illegal replication. Once one of our solicitors registers your patent then you gain full monopoly rights to exploit your invention for a fixed period of up to 20 years! You can also get patent protection internationally, so that nobody in any other country can copy your idea.

Trade secrets and confidential information

Your business has some secret information that is sensitive and not for public eyes. Such information helps stimulate healthy competition and is similarly important to protect. Contracts often stipulate what may and may not be disclosed to others. In order to effectively police and guard the flow of this information you need a solicitor to draft agreements. Only an expert knows how to word things so that they stand up in a court of law.

Get free advice now

If you have intellectual property or are worried about others stealing your ideas, it is time to take some free legal advice. Simply fill in the form on this page and one of our friendly expert solicitors will get in touch with you to offer some plain speaking no nonsense advice on your specific situation. We always act with the utmost concern for your privacy and confidentiality – not only because we are obligated by law but because our clients know and trust us to do so which is why our clients stay with us. We look forward to helping you protect your property.