Intellectual Property Law

"When the time for an idea has come and the space for it is ripe, will you have the courage to make it real or will you quietly dream on and leave it to another to realise?"

As the mainstay of legal protection in the digital environment, intellectual property - trade marks, copyright, designs, patents, trade secrets & confidential information - is a valuable commercial asset in its own right. Properly protected and exploited, it gives businesses a competitive edge in the market and adds real capital value to the business. Failure to protect it can lose a business significant potential added value. Our intellectual property services include:

• risk management and safeguarding intellectual property assets
• advice to protect against copyright infringement of works created by software houses, publishers, photographers, writers and artists
• registering and safeguarding trade mark rights
• passing off actions and trade mark infringement
• IP brand protection strategies, including digital rights management
• protecting confidential information from misuse
• licensing of products and services; technology and computer based inventions; software
• outsourcing transactions
• character merchandising
• domain name disputes and associated IP ownership matters

Kaltons Lawyers and
Solicitors

We assist our clients protect, develop and exploit their brands, copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property: from developing a brand and image protection strategy through to enforcement of intellectual property rights, and recovery of damages for infringement of those rights. We focus on maintaining and enhancing the asset value and on giving you the competitive edge held by the business.