Trademarking and Brand Enforcement

Trademarking and Brand Enforcement   By various estimates, the total value ascribed to the world’s top 10 brands in 2022 was $ 1 – 1.5 trillion.  That number, incidentally, makes up about 15-20% of the total combined market capitalization of the companies behind...

Product Designs

Product Designs   There was once a time when products were expected to do two things and two things only – work and last.    Today, however, customers expect more from products than mere functionality. Consider a product as functional as a Dyson vacuum cleaner or...

Patenting

Patenting   The technical industries we all depend on – from medicines to microelectronics – have as their foundation a rigorous framework for patent protection. As a signatory of the European Patent Convention as of March 2007, all patents registered with the...

IP Portfolio Management

IP Portfolio Management   A thriving business brings forth a growing portfolio of trademarks, patents, product designs and other creative assets.  Intellectual property, much like real estate, must be maintained and managed well in order to be leveraged for...

IP Dispute Resolution

IP Dispute Resolution   Regardless of which side of a dispute you find yourself on, IP disputes can cripple a business.  Sadly, in many cases, the threat of litigation alone can mire a young and budding business so deep in legal fees that simply giving up without...