Intellectual Property (IP) Disputes, Trademark, Patent and Copyright Disputes: Overview

Intellectual Property (IP) is a company’s intangible assets and is an integral part of any business.

Owning IP brings inherent value and gives a business competitive edge, so it is important to ensure that your IP is protected.

IP law acts to prevent others from making unauthorised use of your IP by providing you rights and giving you remedies when a third party uses your IP without your permission. If a third party does this, it is known as ‘infringement’. It is up to you to detect infringement of your IP and take the relevant action.

Here at Wilson Browne Solicitors we are able to assist you if you think someone may be infringing your IP, or if you have received notification that you have potentially infringed someone else’s IP. It may be enough to draw attention to the infringement in situations where someone is using your IP, or for you to stop using someone else’s IP.

There are however situations where you may need to seek further advice and explore alternate dispute resolution procedures.

We have acted in a number of IP disputes to include acting against a foreign company passing off goods on online marketplace websites, acting in industrial passing off claims for international businesses and cases involving products in and around the professional services sector.

IP is a complex area of law and it is vital you obtain legal advice before taking any action.