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Intellectual Property
Patents
Trade Marks
Designs
Brand management and protection
Copyright
Domain Names
IP and Technology commercialization and licensing
Litigation and Enforcement
Maximizing IP
Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets of any company. It gives the company its competitive edge.
These assets are embodied primarily in patents, trade marks, designs, copyright, common law rights under the law of passing off, domain names, and confidential information
Our clients recognize the value of IP in their business and work with us to secure appropriate national and international protection for these rights and to defend them where the need arises.
We work closely with our clients to understand their business and to strive to formulate and implement a protection and defense strategy that would best maximize the commercial value of our client’s IP assets.
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Protection Strategies
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IP searching, clearance and advice |
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Registration and protection strategies for IP rights |
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Management and maintenance of IP portfolios and |
We assist clients in all aspects of patents, trademarks and designs, including watching, searching and clearance and the registration and maintenance of their IP rights. We also work with our clients in formulating protection strategies for the management and maintenance of their IP assets both in Singapore and around the world.
We work with our network of associates and agents worldwide to file and register, maintain and enforce IP rights on behalf of our clients.
We are qualified to represent our clients before the trade mark and patent offices and in court.
In addition we also provide other services such as advice in relation to brand creation including multi-lingual brands, copyrights advice, registration of pharmaceuticals products and regulatory compliance.
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Defense Strategies
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Enforcement and dispute resolution |
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Negotiation and strategic agreements |
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Protection of copyrights, trade secrets and confidential information |
We handle all aspects of contentious IP disputes and regularly work to enforce and defend our client’s rights against infringers including applying for interlocutory reliefs such as injunctions and Anton Pillar Orders, passing off actions, copyright infringement actions, trade mark revocation proceeding and oppositions.
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Commercialization Strategies
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Investment and joint ventures |
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IP audits and due diligence |
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Licensing |
The commercialization of IP through investment and joint ventures, joint R&D, franchising, technology transfer, distribution and other licensing arrangements is core to our practice. The IP Team is experienced in the preparation and reviewing and advising on a variety of IP and IT agreements and the conducting of IP audits and due diligence.
IP is a key asset in many investment agreements and joint ventures. We work in tandem with our Corporate and Finance team to best maximize the value of our client’s IP assets.
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