Given the major importance of Intellectual Property and Trade Practices matters and the complexity of the international legal environment, Philippe & Partners has established an Intellectual Property / Trade Practices Department in order to provide comprehensive solutions to its clients by ensuring adequate legal compliance in the IP and trade practices environment.
The Intellectual Property / Trade Practices Department brings together a team of lawyers who specialise in Intellectual Property and Trade Practices matters. They are experienced in finding the right answers to legal and regulatory questions in IP and trade practices projects.
The subjects dealt with by the department are notably:
- Trade practices and distribution networks
- Trademark
- Copyright
- Patents
- Design/Models
- Know how and Trade secrets
- Domain name
- Social denominations, trade names and signs
Additionally, the department provides expertise in two specific areas of IP/Trade Practices: Media law (private and public broadcasting, domain names, private copy, etc...) and Biomed (health care, medical and pharmaceutical law).
The range of services provided by the department includes:
- Representation of clients before jurisdictional and administrative institutions or in alternative dispute resolution proceedings (negotiation, mediation, arbitration, etc...)
- Legal advice concerning IP/ Trade Practices matters
- Organization of the protection of IP rights
- Drafting of contracts
- Legal audit
- Registration of electronic signatures
- Litigation and counterfeiting pursuing
The Philippe & Partners Intellectual Property/ Trade Practices Department is also integrated in an active international network allowing us to provide cross border services.
The Intellectual Property / Trade Practices Department works closely with the tax lawyers in order to give complete legal solutions and notably analyze the transfer pricing of IP elements.
