» Ludlams — The Intellectual Property Law Specialists

Sara Ludlam of Ludlams Solicitors in Leeds recently wrote an article on Trade Marks: Border Disputes for The Commercial Litigation Journal March/ April 2009 issue.

The special feature examines the protection of trade marks online in anticipation of forthcoming European Court decisions. The implications of using Google 'AdWords' keywords in online advertising campaigns and the potential for trademark infringement are highlighted.

You can download the full article here (PDF).

© First published by Legalease Limited March/ April 2009.

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Intellectual Property (“IP”) includes:

• trade marks
• design rights
• patents
• copyright
• database rights
• domain names
• confidential information
• data protection
• freedom of information.

The Specialist IP Services we provide include:

• Advising on IP protection and drafting confidentiality agreements
• Advising on, commencing, or defending IP litigation, arbitrations and mediations (primarily in the UK, but also assist on disputes in the US, Asia, Europe and the Far East)
• Drafting and negotiating assignments
• Drafting and negotiating trade mark, software, copyright, design right and patent licences
• Drafting and negotiating distribution, manufacturing, franchise, sponsorship and agencyagreements
• Trade mark filings advice and oppositions
• Negotiating and drafting co-existence agreements
• Managing trade mark, design right and patent portfolios
• Advising on competition issues, parallel imports, and selective distribution policies in relation to IP agreements
• Drafting and negotiating Collaboration and Research agreements
• IP audits
• Monitoring and policing IP counterfeit activity worldwide

Do you design, invent, create, brand, manufacture, distribute or sell products or services? If so you are almost certainly involved with Intellectual Property or "IP".

You could be failing to maximize your returns on IP assets or have insufficient protection in place. You may already be involved in a dispute. If so, you need specialist advice from expert advisers.

Why Work With Ludlams?

Ludlams are not simply experts in Intellectual Property law. We also provide our clients with commercial and practical Intellectual Property advice in a clear, straightforward manner. We show our clients how to invest in Intellectual Property assets not just to protect their value but also to maximize their value. We will minimise your legal costs while maximising your IP profits.

Ludlams has clients throughout the UK, ranging from international brand owning companies, to franchisees and franchisors, graphic designers and software companies.

Ludlams offers a unique IP service. We do nothing else! IP lawyers, particularly outside London, often come from other legal disciplines and can rarely offer our depth of commercial and legal expertise.

Ludlams’ clients save money, and maximise their profits from the IP assets they own or use.

• Last year a large American corporation infringed a client’s trade mark and further to our negotiation paid our client £200,000 in compensation .
• This year we obtained a court order from the Patents County Court to get a claim against our client for copyright and design right infringement thrown out.

Check the Resources link in this web site for practical guidance.

If you have any legal problems or queries related to copyright, trade marks, design rights, patents, software agreements, licensing agreements, IP litigation or any related areas, call Ludlams now for expert legal advice.

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