Intellectual Property

Carson McDowell’s Intellectual Property team provides both contentious and non-contentious advice to clients on all aspects of intellectual property protection and exploitation. As such it has substantial expertise dealing with the intellectual property issues arising not only in a transactional and advisory context, but also in the litigation of matters relating to protection and infringement of intellectual property.

Intellectual property can be complex, many people think of it as merely innovative products and designs; however, it can be far more and include many aspects of your business. Our team's legal advice therefore covers a comprehensive spectrum of intellectual property rights, both registered and unregistered, including: copyright, registered design rights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, knowhow, proprietary and commercially sensitive information.

Specialist intellectual property areas of expertise include the filing of trademark applications, the licensing of intellectual property, the safe sharing of existing IP and ownership of new IP generated by collaborative projects undertaken in conjunction with third parties and the prosecution and defence of patent infringement proceedings. The team's long standing relationship with the local universities also means it has considerable expertise across a number of technology sectors.

Our IP lawyers are leaders in the field. Through our extensive knowledge, we can support you in identifying and managing your full IP portfolio so you can translate the innovation and creativity of your business into commercial success.