In an innovation-driven world, the protection of intellectual property, including know-how, trade secrets, copyrights and industrial property rights, is critical to the successful conduct of business. Our experience, knowledge and relationships enable us to effectively manage and protect our clients' intangible property rights.
What we offer
- Representing clients in court disputes and proceedings before offices and public administration bodies responsible for intellectual property protection
- Supporting in exclusive rights application procedures, including assistance with trademark registration at the Polish Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, advice on patent applications and conducting patent obtaining procedures, help with registering industrial designs, utility models, and community designs
- Preparing, reviewing, and negotiating agreements for the transfer and use of intellectual property rights, including licensing and implementation agreements
- Advising on securing and protecting trade secrets and know-how
- Assisting in creating strategies for managing and protecting a company's intellectual property portfolio
- Advising on the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights
- Conducting IP audits to assess and optimize a company's intellectual property portfolio
- Assisting in securing and protecting internet domain names and handling domain disputes
- Training on intellectual property protection for employees and management.
Selected experience
- Advising international corporations and domestic entities in patent and trademark disputes, trade secret infringement cases, and unfair competition matters
- Drafting and reviewing agreements for the transfer or licensing of intellectual property rights, including copyrights for computer software
- Preparing legal opinions on topics such as the risk of using specific business identifiers, including unregistered trademarks and trade names
- Supporting and representing clients in proceedings before the Polish Patent Office and EUIPO, including opposition proceedings
- Advising on proceedings initiated by requests for securing evidence filed before bringing a lawsuit in intellectual property cases concerning acts of unfair competition.
Reputation
- Our lawyers have been recognized in patent and technology disputes by international rankings (Best Lawyers, Who's Who Legal, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500)
- We developed software integration and licensing standards for flagship Polish IT projects
- We are co-authors of The Franchise Law Review 2015 and 2016
- We have taken positions on EU patent law reform matters.
