Intellectual Property and Media Law

 The firm offers the following intellectual property-related services:

(a)   Trademarks

• Assistance in the search for prior conflicting marks and the registrability of the desired mark;

• Advise on the selection and use of marks;

• Registration of marks;

• Maintenance, and renewal of registration of marks including the filing of Declarations of Actual Use;

• Assisting foreign and local clients in responding to actions of the Intellectual Property Office;

• Assisting in filing and registration in relation to the Madrid Protocol;

• Recording of trademark assignment and licenses;

• Representation of clients in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Intellectual Property Office.

(b)   Patents

• Assistance in the search for prior conflicting invention, utility model, and industrial design patents;

• Advise in the selection, use, and registrability of an invention, utility model, or industrial design patent;

• Assisting foreign and local clients in responding to actions of the Intellectual Property Office;

• Prosecution of invention, utility models, and industrial design patent applications;

• Preparation of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications;

• National phase prosecution of PCT applications.

(c)    Copyright

• Copyright registration

The Firm also assists in the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to the application and implementation of seizure proceedings, and the litigation of trademark infringement, unfair competition, and other violations of intellectual property rights. The Firm also advises in various entertainment and media related matters.