Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is one of the major assets of a business and needs to be protected as well as exploited in the right manner.

What we can do for you

We have experience in dealing with the following aspects of intellectual property:-

• identification of patentable products and processes, and enforcement of patent rights;
  
• advice on registration of trademarks and trademark infringement proceedings;
  
• registration of copyright;
  
• protection of designs and unregistered design rights;
  
• protection of know-how and trade secrets;
  
• drafting software, including software development agreements and hardware contracts;
  
• data protection;
  
• collaboration agreements and research and development agreements;
  
• employee issues in the intellectual property field - confidentiality agreements, restrictive covenants and ownership of intellectual property;
  
• commercial agents regulations and distribution agreements;
  
• royalty and licensing agreements.

Contacts

  Morinne Macdonald (Director) mm@macdonaldhenderson.co.uk

  Philip Hannay (Associate) philip@macdonaldhenderson.co.uk

  Tel: 0141 248 4957

Related Articles

• Patents.

• Copyright.

• Unregistered design rights.

• Registered designs.

• Passing off.

• Ownership of intellectual property