Intellectual property

Protecting intellectual property is essential for businesses to prevent work they have created – such as computer software, commercial processes, designs or website pages – or their brand name being copied by a third party who can then gain an commercial advantage and benefit financially as a result of your innovative ideas.

The main forms of intellectual property protection include copyright, patents and trademarks. Intellectual property rights created in the UK may also need to registered abroad to protect your work from being exploited overseas.

Our team is experienced in all aspects of protecting the intellectual property rights of clients worldwide, with wide-ranging expertise in negotiating terms and drafting contracts for the assignment and licence of intellectual property rights, appropriate to many different forms of exploitation of intellectual property.

We can also advise on steps necessary to avoid infringing other people's intellectual property rights, which could lead to financial claims for damages.

To find out more about how we can help you, please contact us on 01702 339222 or at commercial@btmk.co.uk