IP agreements / transactions protection and management

• You need assistance regarding the administrative steps to establish your company
• You need to check the IP ownership of your newly created company and determine if the right documents have been executed
  • by the co-founders
  • by the employees
  • by third party contributors (contractors, consultants, or other companies that develop your IP)
• You are collaborating or negotiating with potential partners and need to exchange certain confidential information
• You are negotiating a license agreement with a well-established company

• You need to obtain registration and the corresponding use right – in countries with ex officio examination as to relative grounds for refusal – with the consent of the owner of a prior IP right
• Following a conflict with a third party who owns a similar or identical IP right, you need to delimit your respective scope of IP activities in order to avoid confusion on the market

• More than ever, the value of a business is intrisequently linked to its IP
• IP contracts are a useful tool to turn your IP rights into profitable assets
• IP contracts will ensure a steady additional income
• IP contracts will help you expand your IP assets and avoid that they lose value
• Seeking advice on IP valorization and building a strategy with the right contracts in place is key to your business

• You have acquired IP ownership from an employee or a third party (i.e. assignment; HR contracts)
• You wish to use a third party’s IP rights (i.e. license; artist commissioning agreement)
• You have adopted a marketing strategy using multiple brand names on goods or services as part of a strategic alliance (i.e. partnership agreement; co-branding)
• You wish to hire a celebrity for your marketing campaign (i.e. celebrity endorsement agreements)
• You plan to enter into a services deal with a third party (i.e. services supply agreement)
• You are considering promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets (i.e. merchandising)
• Your business involves using the name or image of popular brands or fictional characters for commonplace products (i.e product merchandising)
• You want to provide your brand, operations model and required support to another party for them to set up and run a similar business (i.e. franchise)

Your company’s agreements may also include sale and purchase agreements and other agreements specific to your business strategy

• You wish to outsource your agreements or their docketing and storage as well as the agenda for these contracts – scheduled payments, expiry dates, parties’ obligations, written requests to update a clause, IP rights licensed to third parties
• You wish to outsource the listing of your contracts in view of due diligence or to serve a particular purpose

• We have experience in finding the right architecture for each IP contract and will provide you with a wide range of possibilities in conducting business in your country and abroad
• We know that transactions play a crucial role in a company’s overall IP strategy and that a robust IP contract/section in a contract will add value to your business
• We are experts in negotiating, reviewing, drafting, amending and managing IP agreements that are vital to your business
• We combine legal expertise and technical knowledge to serve your business by shaping tailor-made agreements that fit your unique needs, regardless of your industry
• We assist you at all stages and in all aspects of the IP transactions
• We work closely with you and help negotiate, protect and manage the IP side of your business
• Prior to the actual meetings, we help you prepare for negotiation and accompany you during the entire negotiation process
• We help you strengthen your position and ensure that your IP contracts comply with legal requirements and are to your advantage
• We keep track of all your contracts affecting IP and provide facilities to docket such agreements as well as your Trademark and Design Certificates and Patent Letters

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