Intellectual Property Disputes; Infringement
Intellectual Property Infringement
Intellectual property rights are personal rights in the same way as property rights exist in tangible property. In many claims, the intellectual property rights of the parties are clear and the prospect of asserting IP rights and avoiding litigation are commonly available by alternative dispute resolution, whether by mediation, negotiation or arbitration. On the other hand some claims for infringement of the registered intellectual property rights may not properly disclose a proper claim, legal right to damages or an injunction and thus may be defended to minimise or avoid liability altogether.
Innovative solutions are copied. It is a fact of life. Copying can seriously damage any business. When competitors go too far and come too close to the owners IP rights, affirmative action may be necessary to address losses of sales and the effect of dilution of trade reputation - where your business name, product or service becomes associated with competitors. Where an idea or product is protected by a patent, as a trade secret or other intellectual property right, you are able to take steps to protect your investment.
IP Infringement Legal Advice
The depth of our knowledge in intellectual property rights and experience advising business disputes in a broad array of industries positions us to focus on the issues in dispute and focus on ways to resolve them.
We take a level-headed approach to enforcement and advise on realistic outcomes to recover losses and damage suffered where infringement has taken place, in a cost effective manner.
Intellectual Property Disputes
We have advised business with ground-breaking inventions at an early stage to minimise the scope and scale of disputes. We have acted in litigation dealing with breaches of contract dealing with intellectual property rights and infringements of intellectual property rights in
- published works, both online and offline;
- valuable contents of databases;
- manufactured goods;
- medical devices;
- military applications;
- automobile parts;
- printers used in regulatory marking of pharmaceuticals;
- professional training materials used unlawfully by Universities.
This has involved advancing and defending:
- intellectual property rights arising in contracts;
- branding disputes;
- misuse of confidential information;
- intellectual property theft by employees and competitors;
- claims for infringement in process control software;
- copyright infringement in the look and feel of user interface design;
- domain name disputes;
- Passing off of trade reputation and goodwill;
- infringement of trade mark rights;
- technology-based IP disputes;
- non compete clauses employment contracts and consultants agreements.
Specialist Disputes Law Firm
We have also been instructed to take over intellectual property disputes where clients have been dissatisfied with their current legal advisers, due to technical subject matter which is beyond those without a technical experience.
Contact our firm to find out more on how to deal with IP infringement, intellectual property disputes and obtain legal advice.
London Business Solicitors & Lawyers
Our Solicitors in London assist businesses in the UK and internationally to create options, achieve realistic and attainable goals, and providing guidance to assist decision-making in a commercial context.
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