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No matter the size or nature of your business a
strategic approach to protecting your ideas is essential. Our team at MACIPO & ASSOCIATES
United Kingdom Branch offers comprehensive intellectual property services,
including:
Patents
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Patent drafting in all relevant jurisdictions;
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Filing and prosecuting direct patent applications and PCT
National Phase applications at the UKIPO and European Patent
Office and world-wide via our network of trusted overseas
agents;
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Representing clients at all levels within the European Patent
Office including oppositions, appeals and two recent referrals
to the Enlarged Board of Appeal;
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Portfolio audit and strategic advice;
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Search and watching;
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Renewals;
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Infringement and Validity Opinions;
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Coordinating litigation in the UK and Internationally;
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Supporting licence negotiations and the exploitation of IP
rights for revenue opportunities.
Trade Marks
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Creating and protecting distinctive trade marks and brands;
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Reviewing, consolidating and improving trade mark portfolios;
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Auditing trade mark portfolios;
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Conducting trade mark clearance and searching;
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Advising on registration procedures and selecting a suitable
trade mark;
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Obtaining trade mark registrations worldwide;
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Devising global trade mark filing strategies;
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Enforcing and defending trade mark rights;
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Assisting in domain name protection and challenges to
unauthorised domains;
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Providing infringement advice;
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Prosecuting applications, appeals and oppositions.
Designs
- Conducting design searches;
- Filing of design registrations in the UK and
across Europe as a single application;
- advising on matters in relation to infringement
and validity of designs registrations;
- renewal of design registration.
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