Intellectual Property & Trademarks

Intellectual property & trademarks form a large part of your professional identity and is critical in differentiating your business from its competition. Your intellectual property includes assets such as your logo, trade secrets, your name and any other unique inventions or creative processes. The importance of these intangible assets will continue to grow with the scale and success of the business as well as the related risks to these assets.

Citilawyers’ experienced and dedicated team of lawyers can assist you in understanding the various types of intellectual property, as well as guiding you through the necessary steps to protect what is legally yours. Our team can help reduce the risk connected to your intellectual property by assisting in implementing management methods and drafting confidentiality agreements to assist in protecting your property.

We specialise in all areas of intellectual property including:

• Copyright
• Trademarks and brand protection
• Employment contracts
• Confidential information agreements
• Litigation and infringements

What you need to know about protecting your Intellectual Property and Trademarks:

• A trademark enables a service provider or trader to identify their services or goods within the market. Trade marking your business is a common way to protect your business’s property.
• Aside from trademarking, trade secrets must also be protected. This type of confidential information is often exchanged with a potential customer or seller in order to secure a deal. Therefore it should also be protected. A confidentiality agreement may be used to ensure this information is contained and your intellectual property is protected.
• Your intellectual property should also be protected from previous employees through carefully drafted employment contracts.

Has your intellectual property or trademarks been taken or used without permission? If so, please do not wait to contact our experienced lawyers.