Intellectual property rights represent a significant part of the value of many entrepreneurs and companies. Whether it concerns copyright works, trade marks, know-how or other intangible assets, we help clients to properly structure their rights, set them out in contracts, protect them and utilise them safely in their business activities.

In the field of intellectual property law and copyright, we provide comprehensive legal advice to individual authors, entrepreneurs and commercial companies. We draft contractual documentation to clearly define who holds the relevant rights, to what extent they may be used, and under what conditions they may be transferred or licensed to third parties.

The protection of intellectual property rights is also a significant part of our practice. We help clients prevent the unauthorised use of their copyright works, trade marks and other intangible assets, and resolve cases where their rights have already been infringed.

In the field of intellectual property, we provide legal services in particular in:

• drafting contracts relating to copyright works and copyright, including comprehensive contractual arrangements governing the creation, use, further distribution and commercial exploitation of copyright works;
• drafting and reviewing licence agreements, both for licensors and licensees, including defining the scope of the licence, the manner of use, territorial and temporal restrictions, remuneration and the possibility of granting sub-licences;
• protection and enforcement of copyright, including addressing unauthorised use of copyright works, drafting cease-and-desist letters and representing clients in subsequent dispute resolution;
• other contractual matters in the field of intellectual property rights, in particular the transfer and licensing of rights, the creation of works to order, the regulation of rights to works created by employees, and the structuring of relationships between authors, clients, business partners and other persons involved in the creation or use of intellectual property;
• the registration and protection of trade marks, including the assessment of appropriate brand protection strategies, the preparation and filing of trade mark applications, and related legal matters;
• contractual management of trade marks and other intellectual property rights, including their transfers, licensing and use within group or transactional structures;
• IP due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions and other transactions, in which we verify, in particular, the ownership of intellectual property rights, existing licences, transfers of rights, any restrictions on their use and other legal risks relating to intangible assets;
• structuring the ownership and protection of intellectual property within companies and business groups, including verifying whether key rights actually belong to the entity that utilises them for its business.

Intellectual property law is often closely linked to corporate law, contract law and mergers and acquisitions. Thanks to the interconnection of these areas, we are able to assess intellectual property not only in isolation from the perspective of its legal protection, but also as a significant component of business operations, transactions and a company’s long-term value.