Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Solicitors
What do intellectual property solicitors help with?
Protecting your intellectual property rights is a priority for any business. Failure to do so can significantly de-value those rights and allows others who copy your ideas to profit at your expense.
We can help you protect your intellectual property rights and take action against any infringement of them. Our solicitors have years of experience advising clients on protecting their intellectual property and pursuing appropriate action where those rights are infringed. We understand the sensitive nature of what is at stake, and the consequences of failing to protect these important rights. We can help you find the right solution.
Patents for inventions
Patents apply to new and inventive products or processes that are capable of industrial application. A patent provides a monopoly right over that product or process, providing it is “new”, so it is essential to speak confidentially to a solicitor from the start.
Trade marks for brand identity
A trade mark is a form of registered protection that provides the owner with a monopoly right, as long as it is capable of graphical representation and, above all, does not describe that particular good or service. A trade mark can be registered in a number of different classes of goods and services, which prevents competitors from using similar marks. Speaking with an experienced law firm such as Prosperity Law is vital to ensure protection.
Design rights
A design right, relating to the physical appearance and materials used for a product, can be registered or unregistered. The existence of a design right provides protection from others who seek to copy it.
Confidentiality
All businesses possess information that needs to be kept confidential for one reason or another. There is potential for significant harm if confidential information becomes public knowledge, particularly where that information relates to the company’s own internal organisation, its employees, its processes, or its relationships with customers and suppliers. Where a key aspect of the services a company provides is keeping customer information confidential, it is important to implement measures to protect that information.
There are many facets to this. Clear obligations within employment contracts are key. Binding agreements with other businesses with whom you share information, committing them to keep that information confidential, are also recommended practice. An expectation of confidentiality can also arise in certain circumstances even without a specific agreement not to disclose. We can help you manage these issues and address the problems that arise where disclosure of confidential information occurs.
Passing off
If you have a well-established presence in your market and another business is using identical or very similar imagery or branding to yours in order to confuse people into thinking they are supplying the goods or services associated with you, this may amount to “passing off”. We frequently help businesses in this situation to prevent further passing off and to obtain compensation for the effects of previous actions by the perpetrators.
Common Intellectual Property Questions
We have a breadth of experience in the area of Intellectual Property, here are some of the questions we get asked most.
Why Choose Prosperity?
Protection and enforcement in one place
We advise on securing your intellectual property rights and on taking action when they are infringed, so the team that puts your protection in place is the team that enforces it.
Experienced intellectual property solicitors
Our solicitors have years of experience advising businesses on the protection of intellectual property and pursuing appropriate action where those rights have been infringed.
Advice that recognises what is at stake
We understand the sensitive nature of intellectual property and the consequences of failing to protect it. We work with you confidentially to find the right solution for your business.
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