We have the technical background and expertise required for drafting of patent specifications in-house. We prepare, file and prosecute patent applications for a wide spectrum of technologies. Additionally, we are able to undertake the management of patent portfolios and provide renewal services for patents. We are also experienced in providing validity and infringement opinions, product clearances, freedom-to-operate opinions and due diligence services. Our attorneys are qualified to practice before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand (DIP), the UK Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office (EPO). We also have a network of associate intellectual property firms assisting us on patent matters in most jurisdictions around the world.
Trade Marks / Designs
We pride ourselves in providing a full design and trade mark services to our clients, including brand clearance, filing, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement of rights. Besides being able to assist our clients in registering their trade marks and designs, we are also able to conduct trade marks and designs searches and oppositions for our clients. Additionally, we also provide post-registration procedures such as renewals, watching for similar marks or infringement by competitors. We also advise on the enforcement of unregistered design rights.
Our experience in intellectual property across all fields of technology and business allows us to help our clients increase their shareholder value in many ways. We provide comprehensive counselling and IP portfolio management services ranging from strategic planning, docket management, industry and competitive watch services, due diligence reviews, IP acquisition and divestitures, licensing negotiations and conflict resolution.
Licensing
We can help to source for potential licensing partners to take on the technologies for granted patents. In addition, we provide advice on the negotiation, drafting, recordal and implementation of intellectual property license agreements and assignments. These frequently require recordal in many countries which can be expensive and time consuming, involving complex formalities and procedures with many different legal regimes. We also have extensive experience in producing budgets, suitable documentation and the supporting evidence to achieve successful recordal at minimum cost.
It is crucial for knowledge-based companies to distinguish between human capital and intellectual assets. Human capital is not interchangeable, unlike intellectual assets. It is to a company's advantage, therefore, to convert the products of human capital into intellectual assets because the company can own these. We help by providing the legal and technical expertise that inventors require need such as helping them to identify the specific functions or designs that distinguish their invention from other technologies.
