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The development, exploitation and protection of intellectual property rights are of fundamental importance to the businesses of our clients and the industries in which they operate. As a result, our lawyers have an expert understanding of the role and importance of intellectual property rights across the media and entertainment industries.

We have a dedicated Intellectual Property group, comprising lawyers who are experienced in providing specialist IP advice (commercial, dispute-handling and advisory) across a wide range of issues, including rights creation, exploitation and protection, corporate investment, all types of innovation (technical as well as creative), trade secrets and confidential information, databases and design. We are one of the few firms that cover the entire spectrum of IPRs.

Specialist Advice

We regularly advise on the following areas:

• Copyright
• Brand and image rights
• Designs
• Enforcement and dispute resolution
• Anti-counterfeiting and piracy
• Patents
• Securing trade marks and passing off
• Domain names
• Competition law
• Technology and innovations
• Advertising and marketing issues

What the Directories Say About Us

"Prominent media firm" Harbottle & Lewis features regularly on the IP side, dealing with licensing agreements, copyright and design infringement issues and general IP advice. Sources feel it "gives value to clients because, in contrast to bigger firms, clients get advice directly from the partners and so know the team extremely well." Chambers and Partners 2008

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Download our Intellectual Property Brochure for full details of the services we provide.

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Contact

For further details, please contact Mark Owen, Head of Intellectual Property.