Intellectual property
At LG, the group handling our IP work deals with the protection, exploitation and enforcement of the full range of intellectual property rights, acting for leading brand owners from major corporations to international celebrities. We have expertise across the full range of IP rights including copyright, trade marks, patents, design rights, database rights, passing off and confidential information. We advise on both non-contentious and contentious IP matters.
Our team is experienced in advising businesses operating in a many different industry areas, including leisure, media, technology, communications, retail, and financial services - their reputation for efficiency and discretion means that they adapt well to working with banks and City institutions and to advising on high-profile transactions.
We are particularly experienced at implementing tax-efficient structures and arrangements for the protection and exploitation of intellectual property on an international basis, frequently working with specialist tax advisers on issues such as transfer pricing and royalty streams.
As well as our transactional work, we also pride ourselves on building long-term relations with businesses for whom IP rights are core assets. Our lawyers have skills across a wide range of legal disciplines in order to be able to advise on the full range of commercial contracts, transactions, and structures likely to be relevant to the protection or exploitation of IP rights.
Our contentious IP team handles the full range of IP disputes in all forms and jurisdictions. In addition to the traditional IP rights such as patents, trade marks, design rights and copyright, we can also successfully defend and enforce rights in databases, confidential information and know-how.
These are fast-moving areas of law, where original thought and speed of response are at a premium, built on a consistent quality of service. This is the service which we aim to deliver. We do not expect our clients to settle for anything less.