Intellectual Property

Our Intellectual Property Work

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• Middle East
• UK & Europe

• Assisting Arby’s with the expansion of its franchised concept

  Assisting Arby’s, a well-known US casual dining concept with the expansion of its franchised concept in the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt, through a master developer relationship based in the UAE. Providing local law support on the transaction documents as well as related regulatory advice on corporate, franchising and trade mark issues.

  Egypt

  Claim against large music distribution company in Kenya

  Successfully defending a claim against large music distribution company in Kenya for over USD 100,000 for alleged copyright infringement which was dismissed.

  Kenya

  Trade mark protection for global tech company

  Advising a global tech company on protection and potential infringement of its trade mark in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Advising entrepreneur on various agreements in the veterinary sector

  Advising the client on non-disclosure agreements, collaboration agreements and licensing and distribution agreements for the commercialisation of his “brand extension” concepts for established veterinary products.  Also advising on freedom to operate around patents protecting those established products.

  United Kingdom

  Appeal from Patent Office’s refusal of a business method patent

  Conducting an appeal to the Patents Court from the UK Patent Office’s decision to refuse a patent application for placing trades at multiple stock exchanges simultaneously as being a method of doing business and/or being for a computer programme as such and so excluded from patent protection.

  United Kingdom

  Collaboration and services agreements for a biotech

  Advising our UK client on various agreements for the development and commercialisation of its technology through master services agreements with multi-national pharmaceutical companies and collaboration agreements with clinical companies outside the UK.  We also advised on and drafted agreements for the settlement of disputes arising from the collaboration agreements.

  United Kingdom

  Conducting series of patent actions relating to prenatal genetic tests

  Representing our clients in a long running patent infringement dispute, with revocation counterclaims, in the Patents Court relating to prenatal tests for foetal abnormalities such Downs syndrome.  Also advising on a related procurement dispute and judicial review.

  United Kingdom

  Copyright in boat fenders

  Defending an Australian client against an allegation by a UK company of infringement of copyright in the design of fenders for pilot boats. 

  United Kingdom

  Copyright in integrated chips for vocoders

  Acting for a US-based client in asserting copyright, trade mark and patent rights in plug-and-play devices (with integrated chips) for voice recording and synthesis against counterfeit devices being distributed in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

  United Kingdom

  Copyright issues arising from the monitoring of television viewing

  Advising our client on potential issues of copyright infringement arising from its software for analysing the viewing habits of tv and video-on-demand customers.

  United Kingdom
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• Trade mark protection for global tech company

  Advising a global tech company on protection and potential infringement of its trade mark in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Claim against large music distribution company in Kenya

  Successfully defending a claim against large music distribution company in Kenya for over USD 100,000 for alleged copyright infringement which was dismissed.

  Kenya

  Local trademark law advice in Tanzania and Zanzibar

  Counselling a multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security on local trademark laws in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

  Tanzania

  Advising a multinational health technology conglomerate on trademark renewals

  Advising a multinational health technology conglomerate on various trademark renewals and applications.

  Tanzania

  Advising a leading global manufacturer on trademark mergers

  Advising one of the world's largest manufacturers of bearings on trademark mergers.

  Tanzania

  Trademark applications for a multinational automotive corporation

  Managing various trademark applications for a German multinational automotive corporation.

  Tanzania

  Powwater

  Advising Powwater on various matters including commercial agreements, employment and intellectual property.

  Kenya

• China IP - water filtration patent protection

  Advising leading manufacturer of water filtration equipment on patent infringement by a Chinese national. The Chinese national copied a patented cartridge and filed a utility model patent application for the copy-design. As China does not conduct a prior art search for utility model applications, the China Patent Office (SIPO) issued the utility model patent to the individual despite the lack of novelty and inventiveness. The individual then initiated a patent infringement litigation against...

  China

  China IP advice - roads and maintenance firm

  Advising global market-leading road construction and maintenance machinery provider on patent infringement litigation against a Chinese company and secured a first instance judgment of RMB500,000 in compensation and succeeded in defending the client's patents from the Chinese company's invalidation attempts.

  China

• Assisting Arby’s with the expansion of its franchised concept

  Assisting Arby’s, a well-known US casual dining concept with the expansion of its franchised concept in the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt, through a master developer relationship based in the UAE. Providing local law support on the transaction documents as well as related regulatory advice on corporate, franchising and trade mark issues.

  Egypt

  Trusted adviser to a global fashion and fragrance brand

  Trusted adviser to a global fashion and fragrance brand with over 1,000 stores worldwide, with the scope of work recently extended to include Egypt and Jordan.

  Egypt

  Brand protection and ownership and brand enforcement in Egypt

  Advising regional and global clients on brand protection and ownership and brand enforcement in Egypt.

  Egypt

  International restaurant franchise agreements

  Advising a UAE developed and owned restaurant brand on its expansion strategy and rollout internationally, including advising on its franchise agreements and protection of its IP assets.

  United Arab Emirates

  Media company operations advice

  Advising a leading Arab media company on production, advertising, event management, sponsorship and barter agreements.

  United Arab Emirates

  Franchise agreements for the oil industry

  Advising an international oil company on franchise arrangements in the UAE.

  United Arab Emirates

  Consortium response to regulator proposals

  Preparing a collaboration agreement and various framework agreements for a consortium of companies in relation to a proposal to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in the UAE for a licence to broadcast mobile television in the UAE.

  United Arab Emirates

  Research agreements for a non-profit organisation

  Representing a leading non-profit organisation in negotiations with local and international universities and research centres in relation to sponsored and joint research agreements.

  United Arab Emirates

  Motor racing series agreements

  Drafting, reviewing and advising on a range of agreements relating to the launch of a motor racing series, including various commercial agreements, licensing issues, sponsorship and the exploitation of the associated IP rights relating to the series.

  United Arab Emirates

  Retail trade mark infringement advice

  Successfully handling (at the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal) the defence of a claim against the UAE franchisee of a key retail brand for trade mark infringement on behalf of the brand owner.  

  United Arab Emirates
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• Funding for a biotech

  Advising our UK client on an inward investment by a Chinese company and drafting the necessary deal documentation.  The funding enabled our client to bring a new device to launch as well as expand its commercial team and further develop its in-house intellectual property.

  United Kingdom

  Collaboration and services agreements for a biotech

  Advising our UK client on various agreements for the development and commercialisation of its technology through master services agreements with multi-national pharmaceutical companies and collaboration agreements with clinical companies outside the UK.  We also advised on and drafted agreements for the settlement of disputes arising from the collaboration agreements.

  United Kingdom

  Investment in and commercialisation of a consumer health product

  Advising the client on an investment by a private European individual, including negotiating and drafting the subscription documentation, and also advising the client in the licensing and commercialisation of its intellectual property in the US, including structuring advice regarding its US subsidiary and retention of control rights at the holding company level.

  United Kingdom

  Patent due diligence on a university spin-out

  Conducting and advising our private equity client on a due diligence exercise on the target spin-out company (a biotech) as part of the latter's round of fundraising.  The work included assessing the target company's patent portfolio (42 families), including for relevance to commercialised products, and advising on the significance of patent disputes in which the target company was involved. 

  United Kingdom

  Due diligence exercises for a mid-sized pharmaceutical company

  Conducting a series of patent due diligence exercises relating to products that our client was considering purchasing or licensing-in.  The exercises included advising on the strength of protection afforded by the patent portfolios in terms of claim coverage and ability to withstand validity challenges based on reviews of the USPTO and EPO filewrappers and, where warranted, additional prior searches.

  United Kingdom

  Setting up of joint venture relating to nuclear power

  Negotiating and drafting the relevant agreements (including a collaboration agreement, joint venture agreement, and head and sublicences) for the proposed JV, advising on tax aspects (including the Patent Box regime) and conducting a due diligence exercise on the 15 patent families that are to be licensed to the JV as well as various agreements relating to or potentially affecting the intended licensing regime.

  United Kingdom

  Advising entrepreneur on various agreements in the veterinary sector

  Advising the client on non-disclosure agreements, collaboration agreements and licensing and distribution agreements for the commercialisation of his “brand extension” concepts for established veterinary products.  Also advising on freedom to operate around patents protecting those established products.

  United Kingdom

  Restructuring of a licensing agreement

  Advising an EU-based biotech client on a contractual dispute with its licensee and on a proposal to convert the licensing arrangement into a joint venture (and the associated due diligence exercise).

  United Kingdom

  Defending validity of patent relating to nappy manufacture

  Defending the validity of a patent relating to ultrasonic bonding in the manufacture of nappies and other disposable absorbent garments in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and Court of Appeal.

  United Kingdom

  Conducting series of patent actions relating to prenatal genetic tests

  Representing our clients in a long running patent infringement dispute, with revocation counterclaims, in the Patents Court relating to prenatal tests for foetal abnormalities such Downs syndrome.  Also advising on a related procurement dispute and judicial review.

  United Kingdom
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