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Our team of patent lawyers advises clients on all aspects of protection strategies for patentable and unpatentable technologies. A significant part of this is the protection of know-how, not only through patents (where possible or where patents would not result in making trade secrets public) but also through standard terms to be included in employee and consultant contracts. These terms are aimed at maintaining control over confidential and sensitive know-how and minimising the risk of ex-employees setting up in competition. We also advise on the enforcement and commercial exploitation of patents and know-how, including freedom to operate opinions to ensure that clients have freedom to conduct their businesses and exploit their intellectual property while navigating the rights of third parties.
Further, our Middle East practice offers a full patent filing and prosecution service. In dealing with patent applications, it is essential to combine a strong understanding of local practices and procedures with the international requirements of the overseas office that is examining the application. It is also essential to be able to deal with the application at a technical level in the local language. Accordingly, we offer this service in Arabic, in which the application is generally filed and granted, and in English in which it is generally examined.
Conducting an appeal to the Patents Court from the UK Patent Office’s decision to refuse a patent application for placing trades at multiple stock exchanges simultaneously as being a method of doing business and/or being for a computer programme as such and so excluded from patent protection.
Representing our clients in a long running patent infringement dispute, with revocation counterclaims, in the Patents Court relating to prenatal tests for foetal abnormalities such Downs syndrome. Also advising on a related procurement dispute and judicial review.
Defending the validity of a patent relating to ultrasonic bonding in the manufacture of nappies and other disposable absorbent garments in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and Court of Appeal.
Bringing an action in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court for entitlement to four patents on vanadium battery technology that our client claimed entitlement to following the breakdown of his informal partnership with the inventor.
Advising a UK company on the infringement and validity of its patent related to concrete laying in a long-running dispute with a would-be competitor, including a limitation request in the EPO to strengthen its validity and obtaining a UK Patent Office opinion on the validity and infringement issues.
Advising our client on the validity and infringement of a series of patents for a blockbuster cancer medicine and the issues surrounding “skinny-label” generic versions
Acting for a university spin-out in a Patents Court action with issues including inventorship and ownership of a number of patent families, as well as the operating software, for a nanoscale resolution microscope.
Defending an action for breach of confidence, breach of contract, copyright infringement and patent entitlement brought against our client relating to analogue electronic devices used in fibre optic telecommunications networks.
Defending the validity of a patent relating to ultrasonic bonding in the manufacture of nappies and disposable absorbent garments in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
Providing a leading computing research centre funded by the government of a GCC state (one of the largest producers of patentable technology in the region) with strategic advice on filing strategy and working with the client and its team of researchers and inventors to file over 50 PCT applications.
Advising a leading non-profit organisation on the ownership of copyright and other IP in works generated by employees, consultants, and contractors, in addition to counseling clients on joint copyright ownership and commercialisation issues and preparing related contractual agreements.
Counselling a leading web services provider on local copyright right law and practice in relation to the introduction of novel web-based services and content in multiple jurisdictions in the MENA region.
Counselling a Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) entity on a national content digitisation project and implications under local and international copyright law.
Advising a global manufacturer of food products on copyright, trade mark, registered design issues both globally and across the region.
Advising a major GCC broadcaster in relation to its ability to rely on the copyright exceptions under UAE law and across the region in order to use third party content and broadcasts in its programmes, in particular in relation to showing sports highlights.
Defending an Australian client against an allegation by a UK company of infringement of copyright in the design of fenders for pilot boats.
Advising our client on potential issues of copyright infringement arising from its software for analysing the viewing habits of tv and video-on-demand customers.
Acting for a US-based client in asserting copyright, trade mark and patent rights in plug-and-play devices (with integrated chips) for voice recording and synthesis against counterfeit devices being distributed in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
Defending our client from allegations of infringement of two EU registered designs for jewellery, as well as passing off, brought by a well-known US fashion house by demonstrating that the designs were invalid as giving the same overall impression as articles that were well-known at their filing date.
We defended a leading UK manufacturer and supplier to supermarkets of containers for ready-meals against allegations of infringement of multiple unregistered design rights and countered explaining the independent derivation of the designs from commonplace household articles.
Advising an Asian-Pacific gaming company, with new UK subsidiary, on protecting its copyright in the software for new games (and registering those rights) and protecting various character icons through trade marks as well as unregistered designs. We also advised on the patentability of its new gaming concepts.
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