Intellectual Property

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS ISLINGTON

Intellectual Property is a complex area of law. Islingtion Solicitors are expert intellectual property lawyers committed to protecting and adding value to all your intellectual property.
What is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property relates to the legal protection of the expression of ideas used in commerce such as symbols, names, images and inventions. These works have normally been created within a literary, artistic, industrial and scientific arena. Different types of ideas can be protected in different ways depending on how they have been depicted using the legal principles found in copyright, patents and trademark law.
Basics of Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is divided into two categories:
The first is known as ‘Industrial Property’ which protects artistic creations such as
•         Trademarks including logos and catchphrases,
-Registered at a national level with a government body. Processing time takes between 6 and 18 months
-The EU provides a Community Trade Mark registration organisation
-Using the trademark symbol without registration is an offence.
•         Copyright including literary and artistic works such as novels, films and musical works
-copyright is an automatic international right (except US)
-Immediate protection is available online at online copyright registration
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•         Artistic rights including drawing and paintings
May be registered in a similar way to trademarks
The second category ‘Patents’ protects
•         inventions considered new, non-obvious and useful.
-patents are registered at a national level with a government body.
-typically take 2- 3 years to be granted.
Why use us?
Defining your innovation is becoming increasingly difficult. At Islington solicitors we are experts in intellectual property protection and we can offer unrivalled solutions and focussed advice. Islington solicitors offer specialist intellectual property advice advising on all aspects of the creation and exploitation of IP rights. We handle transactional and dispute work as well as drafting and negotiating a wide range of transaction documents.
If you require further help in this area please do contact us now for a no obligation initial discussion.

Intellectual Property is a complex area of law. Islington Solicitors are expert intellectual property lawyers committed to protecting and adding value to your intellectual property and advising on the various regulations which affect handling of data and information requests.

What is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property relates to the legal protection of the expression of ideas used in commerce such as symbols, names, images and inventions. These works have normally been created within a literary, artistic, industrial and scientific arena. Different types of ideas can be protected in different ways depending on how they have been depicted using the legal principles found in copyright, patents and trademark law.

Basics of Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is divided into two categories:

The first is known as ‘Industrial Property’ which protects artistic creations such as

  • Trademarks including logos and catchphrases.Registered at a national level with a government body. Processing time takes between 6 and 18 months.The EU provides a Community Trade Mark registration organisation.Using the trademark symbol without registration is an offence.
  • Copyright including literary and artistic works such as novels, films and musical works.Immediate protection is available online at online copyright registration.
  • Artistic rights including drawing and paintings. May be registered in a similar way to trademarks

The second category ‘Patents’ protects

  • inventions considered new, non-obvious and useful. Patents are registered at a national level with a government body.. Typically take 2- 3 years to be granted.

Why Use Us?

Defining your innovation is becoming increasingly difficult. At Islington solicitors we are experts in intellectual property protection and we can offer unrivalled solutions and focused advice. Islington solicitors offer specialist intellectual property advice advising on all aspects of the creation and exploitation of IP rights. We handle transactional and dispute work as well as drafting and negotiating a wide range of transaction documents.

If you require further help in this area please do contact us now for a no obligation initial discussion.

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Intellectual Property

Licence agreements for intellectual property

A licensing agreement creates a partnership between the licensor (owner of the intellectual property rights) and the licensee (person that is allowed to use the rights) in return for payment (fee or royalty).

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