Intellectual property refers to, copyright, trademarks, designs, trade secrets, domain names and patents.
Intellectual Property must be protected because: It can be vital to the success of your business. It can be listed as an asset; Protection can restrict others from replicating your original ideas, procedures, and products; Most of the value in your business lies in the innovation, research, design and practices involved; andLike land and buildings, it can be sold, purchased, licensed or bequeathed.
At KPL Lawyers, we can assist you, as an individual or organisation, in recognising your intellectual property and building strategies to protect the products, practices, and original inputs from which the profits of your business arise.
We can assist you in a range of areas such as:
- Drafting and interpreting contracts involving intellectual property rights;
- Drafting confidentiality agreements;
- Passing off actions and actions for misleading and deceptive conduct;
- Patents;
- Trademarks;
- Copyright law; and
- Design law.
Please contact our office for your first free consultation.