Why Record Changes of Ownership at the EPO? Recording a change of ownership on the EP register is not mandatory. However, we do highly recommend recording such changes for the reasons outlined below.
Legal Services & Dispute Resolution Our care of our clients' intellectual property portfolios does not stop at obtaining trade mark and design registrations and prosecuting patent applications.
Compensation of Inventors According to the Principles of the German Compensation Guidelines Type (lump sum or instalments) and amount of compensation are determined by an agreement between the employer and employee. The calculation of a suitable compensation is a very complex ...
Trade Marks: Licensing This page is intended as an introduction to the special considerations that apply in the licensing of brands or trade marks. Trade mark licensing can take many forms, and is often one ...
UK Stamp Duty on Transfers UK Stamp Duty on Transfers Executed on or after 16th March 1999 and before 28th March 2000 Stamp duty is no longer payable on documents executed after 28 March 2000, however it is payable ...
Copyright in Trade Marks When a trade mark contains or consists of a logo, it is likely that the logo will amount to an artistic work for the purposes of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and as a result, ...
Industrial Copyright Some countries offer copyright protection to the design (i.e. the appearance) of industrial articles, such as household appliances, tools, electrical and electronic goods, footwear, etc, ...
Software Copyright Computer software, more specifically the program code, is protected by copyright as a ""literary work"". There may also be other types of copyright work associated with some computer ...
IP Due Diligence The Intellectual Property (IP) owned by a company is often one of its key assets. Conversely, if a company does not have the freedom to run its business due to third party IP rights, this ...
Introduction to Technology Licensing The aim of this page is merely to give a basic introduction to the concept of intellectual property licensing and to outline some of the points which may need to be considered when granting ...
Transfer of IP If you have acquired or transferred intellectual property rights, e.g. patents, trade marks and/or designs, you should be aware that there are various registers in which the proprietor(s) ...
Confidentiality Often you may wish to tell other people about your invention, for example if you are trying to license or sell to a third party, to secure investments or to find a manufacturer. These are ...
Joint Applicants or Co-owners of IP Sometimes you may wish to apply for (or to own) an intellectual property right (e.g., patent, registered trade mark or registered design) together with one or more people. This is perfectly ...
IP Audits It is an underappreciated fact that virtually every business generates Intellectual Property (IP). Recognising that and identifying the IP generated are important first steps on the path ...
Inventorship and Ownership Any person who invents patentable technology is by default entitled to the rights in any patent granted in respect of that technology. When filing a patent application, it is therefore ...
Licence of Right This page explains the consequences of a UK patent before the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and a German patent before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), (whether ...