Intellectual and Industrial Property Practice

Under this area we assist clients with legal services relating to Copyright; Trademarks and Domain Names; Patents; Designs; Utility Models; and Plant Breeds. We assist clients from development, acquisition, possession, use and disposition of the properties to their protection against abuse, and disposition arrangements. We render legal advice on the legal requirements for their protection at their initial devel - opment and even later stages; assist clients in preparing, perfecting, and filing application for their registration, as appropriate; representing clients in the opposition and cancellation proceedings, if any; representing clients in infringement and other kinds of intellectual and industrial property abuse proceedings—both as prosecution and defence IPRs Attorneys. We assist clients in continuous renewal and exten - sion and other regulatory transactions of the foregone rights with respective state agencies—say Copyright, Trademark and Patent Office as well as Inter - national Organisations.

We also assist clients in negotiation, drafting, perfecting, notarisation, regis - tration (when necessary) of the Intellec - tual and Industrial Property Disposi - tion or merchandise Agreements—be it Sale, Assignment, Licensing, or Dona - tion as Gift to name some. We as well assist clients in reviewing the Agree - ments and take further legal action. We render advise on the correct interpreta - tion of Local, Regional and Internation - al Laws governing the industrial proper - ties—Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act [Cap 218 RE 2002], The Patents (Registration) Act [Cap 217 RE 2002], the Trade and Services Marks Act [Cap 326 RE 2002], the Trade and Mer - chandise Act [Cap 85 RE 2002] and Regulations; the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) 1995 to name some.