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Whatever the size of your organisation, intellectual property has become an important and valuable asset that should be protected. Our experienced intellectual-property team works in partnership with co-operatives and mutuals to advise and support them with all aspects of intellectual-property law, from ensuring their intellectual property is protected to resolving disputes.
We will work with you to identify your core intellectual property and to understand how it is used within your organisation. Following this we can then advise you on the best strategies to protect, manage, develop and commercially exploit your intellectual-property rights.
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, such as literary and artistic works, designs, names and images used in commerce. It is protected by law under copyright, patents, designs and trademarks, but while some types of protection apply automatically, you must apply for other more complex types of protection.
It is imperative that you ensure all of your intellectual property is protected and do not assume it is covered automatically. Having the right type of intellectual-property protection helps you to stop people from stealing or copying your intellectual property, such as:
At Anthony Collins Solicitors we regularly work with co-operatives and mutuals to help them protect their IP and to support them to implement strategies to minimise the risk of future disputes. Our IP services include:
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