Your organisation’s confidential information may be one of its most valuable assets.
We can advise you regarding the protection and commercialisation of that information as well as taking steps to prevent its misuse including:
- Protection strategies covering policies, technical measures, contractual protection and training
- Building and documenting portfolios of confidential information for commercialisation
- Assessment of confidential information in the context of your intellectual property and other assets, including possible applications for registered IP protection as well as taking steps to prevent blocking registrations by others
- Transactions involving confidential information, including disposals and licensing; these can be some of the most challenging transactions, but the financial rewards can be considerable
- Working on an international basis, taking advantage of the new legislation, such as the EU’s Trade Secrets Directive and the Defend Trade Secrets Act in the United States
- Protection of confidential information in litigation and M&A situations including common interest agreements
- Advice on the important related issues under employment and competition laws
- Litigation to act swiftly to prevent misuse and/or claim damages or even defend against a claim that you are using third party confidential information.
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- Dubai office
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- London office
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- London office
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Our thinking
Charlotte Duly
Charlotte Duly writes for CITMA Review on the China Tang trade mark infringement case
Charlotte Duly writes for CITMA Review on the China Tang trade mark infringement case
Nick White
Charles Russell Speechlys advises Symphony Holdings Limited on the sale of its PONY trade mark portfolio for USD $28 million
Charles Russell Speechlys advises Symphony Holdings Limited on the sale of its PONY trade mark portfolio for USD $28 million.
Natalie Batra
Patents and Peppa Pig: What is happening to intellectual property rights in Russia?
Certain Russian individuals and businesses can now use patents, utility models and industrial designs without obtaining prior permission.
Charlotte Duly
Charlotte Duly quoted in Retail Gazette on House of Zana trademark dispute
Charlotte Duly quoted in Retail Gazette on House of Zana trademark dispute
Durra Al Ali
Durra Al Ali and Simon Heatley write about disclosure duties for Thomson Reuters Practical Law
Disclosure duties for clients and their lawyers
Mark Hill
Mark Hill quoted in The Times on the Ed Sheeran High Court copyright case win
Mark Hill quoted in The Times on the Ed Sheeran High Court copyright case win
Mark Hill
Mark Hill quoted in the Daily Mail discussing Ed Sheeran’s copyright court case win
Mark Hill quoted in the Daily Mail discussing Ed Sheeran’s copyright court case win
Mary Bagnall
Mary Bagnall quoted by CITMA Review on the importance of mental health campaigns
Having leaders involved in mental health campaigns signals support, encouragement and understanding of the importance of mental health.
Charlotte Duly
Charlotte Duly writes for CITMA Review on on her progress as a woman in the intellectual property industry
Having it all feels closer than it ever did before.
Nick White
The problem of fakes: catching the counterfeiters
Charlotte Duly
The Jamaica Observer publish comments from Charlotte Duly on Jamaica’s accession to the Madrid Protocol
After two decades of lobbying to be listed as a member of the Madrid Protocol, Jamaica has now been successful in that effort.
Charlotte Duly
Jamaica becomes a member of the Madrid System
Charlotte Duly
Charlotte Duly co-authors A User's Guide to Trade Marks and Passing Off with Hogarth Chambers
A focus on the current law relating to the protection of registered trademarks and certain related rights.
Mark Hill
Media and Entertainment - The Changing Landscape in the Middle East #2: The Digital Context
Nick White
What Lloyd v Google means for Project Red Card
Sonia Kenawy
Can machines be inventors?
Mark Hill
Mark Hill quoted by ArtNet on the copyright dispute between French-Tunisian artist eL Seed and the Tunisian pavilion at Dubai’s World Expo
The case illustrates a growing tension around the ownership of calligraphic script in the digital era.
Lara Haidar
The United Arab Emirates Joins the Madrid System
Charlotte Duly
Charlotte Duly writes for Intellectual Property Magazine on the implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision in SkyKick on both bad faith and specification drafting
Trademark law was dominated by SkyKick in 2020 and it was in the spotlight again in 2021 following a Court of Appeal judgment in July.
Nick White
Nick White writes for Intellectual Property Magazine on the ever-expanding role of licensed content within the video gaming industry