Intellectual property (IP) is one of the key considerations affecting all IT-enabled companies and knowledge-based industries. The exploitation, protection and enforcement of IP rights is a key aspect of a businesses success or failure. Lowless Commercial can help you to protect IP within your business.
Many new products or services embody different types of IP. Forward-looking enterprises face the challenge of extracting the latent value of their IP and using it effectively in their business strategy. Businesses that dedicate time and resources to protecting their intellectual property may increase their competitiveness in a variety of ways. Intellectual property protection helps in:
- Preventing competitors from copying or closely imitating your products or services;
- Avoiding wasteful investment in research and development and marketing
- Creating a corporate identity through a trademark and branding strategy
- Negotiating licensing, franchising or other IP-based contractual agreements
- Increasing the market value of your business
- Acquiring venture capital and enhancing access to finance
- Obtaining access to new markets
Our IP lawyers advise on all matters relating to the identification, protection, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights across a wide range of sectors. We can also advise on defamation such as libel, slander and malicious falsehoods. We specialise in:
- Commercialising intellectual property rights
- Securing IP rights
- Brand protection
- Enforcing intellectual property rights
- Trade Marks
- Copyright
- Patent Rights
- Designs
- Misuse of Confidential Information & Trade Secrets
Please contact Luke Smith in our Commercial Team for further information by clicking here http://www.lowlesscommercial.co.uk/site/people/lsmith@lowless.co.uk.
