Areas of Practice

1. Patents
2. Trade-marks
3. Copyright
4. Industrial Design
5. Chip Topographies
6. Plant Breeders’ Rights
7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
8. Licenses and Technology Transfers
9. Franchises
   
    

1. Patents

• patent litigation (infringement and impeachment actions)
• patent agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing and prosecution
• opinions concerning patentability, novelty, validity, title and infringement
• patent experience: structural, electronic, computer hardware and software, chemical, metallurgical, biological, biotechnical and biomechanical

2. Trade-marks

• trade-mark litigation
• opposition and expungement proceedings
• trade-mark agency services: preliminary searches, drafting, filing, and prosecution of applications for the registration of trade-marks
• opinions concerning registrability, validity, title and infringement
• opinions concerning product labelling, packaging and advertising

3. Copyright

• litigation
• preliminary searching, drafting, filing, prosecuting of copyrights
• opinions concerning copyright infringement

4. Industrial Design

• litigation
• preliminary searching, drafting, filing, and prosecuting of industrial design applications
• opinions concerning registrability, validity, title, and infringement

5. Chip Topographies

• preparing, filing, and searching integrated circuit topographies.

6.Plant Breeders’ Rights

• preparing, filing, and organizing field studies for plant breeders’ rights applications
• monitoring the Plant Varieties Journal for recently examined plant varieties for the purpose of objection/opposition

7. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• alternative dispute resolution options available in the field of intellectual property
• Arbitration and Mediation

8. Licenses and Technology Transfers

• negotiation, drafting and preparation of license agreements and assignments
• strategic planning and counselling regarding the transfer of technology and trade secrets

9. Franchises

• legal advice for clients who are investing in franchises as well as those who are developing franchise systems for proper protection of its rights to all necessary intellectual property licenses or assets