The products of the human mind are intangible goods whose value lies in their reproduction, use, and sharing with others. This is why it is not always possible to protect them with physical measures such as hiding or closing them. Considering the social value of these goods, it is considered that the creative or artistic realization of an idea arising from the human intellect belongs to its author, and under certain conditions becomes his intellectual property. To protect this type of property and encourage human creativity that contributes to social progress, a legal system of intellectual property protection was developed. This system includes legal mechanisms that govern the acquisition of intellectual property and its protection against unauthorized use. In the business sense, intellectual property represents an intangible asset whose successful exploitation can be a valuable basis for business.
Intellectual property includes two subgroups of rights – copyright and related rights and industrial property rights:
- Copyright is the exclusive right of authors to dispose of their literary, scientific, or artistic works, as well as works from other fields of creativity; related rights similarly refer to the rights of performing artists, producers of phonograms, and radio and television broadcasting;
- Industrial property includes rights by which manufacturers protect their business interests, market position, and funds invested in research, development, and promotion from competitors.
In the field of intellectual property, we offer you legal services of:
- Legal counseling,
- Database searches and similarity searches,
- Registration of national, European, and international trademarks,
- Application for priority rights,
- Complaint procedures,
- Registration of changes,
- Transfer of rights,
- License,
- Extending the validity of trademark registration,
- Determination of trademark invalidity,
- International trademark registration,
- Extension of the European patent,
- Copyright protection,
- Drafting of the copyright transfer agreement.
- Representation before the court regarding the protection of trademark rights,
- Determination of trademark infringement, prohibition of trademark infringement, damages, temporary measures, etc.