IP Commercialisation

• Protection and Management: Ensuring that IP assets, such as patents, trade marks, and copyrights, are legally protected and strategically managed;

• Enforcement: Protecting IP rights against infringement and unauthorized use. The protection, management and enforcement components are dealt with in dedicated departments within the firm.

• Strategic IP Structuring: We provide strategic advice on structuring and optimising your IP portfolio to align with your business objectives and commercial goals.

• IP Protection: Advising on the protection of trade marks, patents, copyrights, designs, and other forms of intellectual property to safeguard your innovations and creations.

• Commercial Agreements: Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements involving IP.

• Licensing and Franchising: Assisting in the negotiation and drafting of licensing and franchising agreements to enable the authorised use of your IP by third parties, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

• Terms and Conditions for applications, platforms and website 

• IP Due Diligence: Conducting thorough IP due diligence assessments to evaluate the strength, validity, and potential risks associated with IP assets in mergers, acquisitions, or investments.

• IP Commercialisation Strategies: Developing tailored strategies for the commercialisation of IP assets, including branding strategies, market entry plans, and IP monetisation initiatives.

• IP Valuation and Monetisation: Advising on IP valuation methodologies and implementing strategies to monetise IP assets and attract funding and investment through licensing, sale, joint ventures, or other commercial arrangements.

• Enforcement and Protection: Enforcing IP rights against infringement, piracy, and unauthorised use through litigation, negotiation, mediation, or alternative dispute resolution methods.

• Compliance and Regulatory Advice: Providing guidance on regulatory compliance related to the commercialisation of IP assets, including competition law, consumer protection, and industry-specific regulations.

We are committed to helping businesses capitalise on their IP assets to achieve strategic objectives and drive growth. Our specialised knowledge and proactive approach ensure that your IP assets are effectively commercialised, protected, and leveraged to maximise commercial success in domestic and international markets. Whether you are a startup, SME, or multinational corporation, our team is ready to provide innovative legal solutions tailored to your specific IP commercialisation needs.

• Licensing, technology transfer and franchising 
• Licence and royalty agreements 
• Due Diligences and valuations 
• Dealing with IP assets and share sale transactions, including structuring and setups 
• Exchange control applications 
• Non-disclosure, non-circumvents and confidentiality  
• Manufacturing and supply agreements  
• Research & development agreements, including with publicly funded entities 
• Agreements in the film and entertainment section including music and artist agreements and film and film distribution agreements.  
• Lobbying and commercialisation aspects of new IP laws 
• Funding agreements, IPO disclosures and narratives 
• AI implications for IAM, trade secret and knowhow management 
• Software licences and software development agreements  
• Deeds of security and hypothecation 
• Recordal of licences 
• Assignment and transfer of ownership