Legal assistance
Either directly or thanks to trusted colleagues, the office offers legal consultancy and assistance linked to industrial and intellectual property in the different phases of:
1. Extra- and pre- Court
- opinions on validity of patents, designs and trademarks
- opinions on possible counterfeiting of patents, designs and trademarks
- preparation of non-disclosure agreements pre and post- filing
- contracts (total and/or partial changes of ownerships and assignments, franchising, licensing)
- handling of co-existence, co-operation and/or partnership agreements
2. In Court
- assistance to plaintif/defendant in (in)validity actions
- assistance to plaintif/defendant in counterfeiting actions
- assistance to plaintif/defendant in unfair competition actions
3. Enforcement
- assistance in the enforcement of judicial decisions
- recovery of sums due as damages / legal expenses
- contacts with Customs and Boards authorities, aiming at preventing possible counterfeiting
NEWS
Trademarks (UIBM)
Gen 14d Italian Senate examines a proposal for italian Quality trademark
Patents (Wipo)
Nov. 22nd IP5 offices report 11% growth in filings for 2012
Trademarks (Wipo)
Oct. 21st Tunisia Joins the International Trademark System
Trademarks (Wipo)
Apr. 8th India Joins the International Trademark System