In a world that is increasingly driven by information, intellectual property (IP) assets are an ever
more significant component in the market strategies and valuations
of climate change related businesses. As climate change is an
increasingly high profile and fast moving sector you cannot afford
to be complacent about securing brand protection, patenting your
inventions, protecting confidential information, and protecting and
exploiting copyrights, designs and database rights.
For many years we have been involved with the commercial value
of brands, ideas, processes and creations in the climate change
arena including carbon calculators, renewable energy innovations
and clean tech and green tech products, services and solutions. Our
IP team includes specialists in competition law and employment law,
as well as lawyers with backgrounds in science and technology. Our
European and international connections mean that we regularly
advise on complex cross-border IP issues.
We act for a wide range of climate change clients, from
technology start-ups to energy management companies, from inventors
of carbon calculators to the suppliers of innovative renewable
energy methodologies and processes. We work with patent and
trademark agents and tax advisers to ensure our clients get the
most out of their assets.
Our services include:
- identifying what rights subsist
- advising as to means of protection, brand protection
- registration and review of registrations
- competition
- patent, trademark copyright and design licenses
- international licenses
- assignments, acquisitions and disposals
- VAR/distribution agreements
- development agents, software licensing
- bespoke software agreements
- maintenance
- encryption technology
- Escrow
- domain name protection and dispute resolution
- ASP, hosting and licensing.
