We advise on all matters relating to intellectual and industrial property, image rights, advertising and the right to honor. Our clients include many leading companies in various sectors, including pharmaceutical, franchise and consumer goods, as well as multinational companies with global brands.
We provide clients with optimal solutions to protect different types of works and services that qualify for protection under intellectual property law, such as visual, literary, drama, musical and audiovisual works, software, video games and databases. We draft and negotiate copyright agreements and other ancillary contracts.
We have extensive expertise in industrial property contracts and litigation, including brands, inventions (patents, know-how, utility models), designs and domain names.
Copyright
We advise on the protection of works, drafting and negotiating copyright agreements and ancillary contracts. We represent our clients in infringement and other litigation proceedings relating to the protection of these rights, including licensing and assignment of rights in sectors such as advertising, music and design.
Trademark and domain name disputes
We advise on trademark proceedings before national and international authorities, on drafting and negotiating licensing, franchise and other collaboration agreements in transactions involving trademark rights, and we represent clients in court and arbitration proceedings. We also advise on domain name disputes.
Inventions (patents, utility models, know-how) and designs
We advise our clients on protecting inventions and designs, and we represent them in court proceedings involving validity, infringement, ownership and other issues relating to patents, utility models, know-how and designs. We also assist our clients when negotiating technology transfer agreements, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector.
Advertising and publicity rights
We advise our clients on legal matters relating to marketing and advertising, including regulatory compliance in advertising, consumption and unfair competition. We assist our clients with drafting and negotiating marketing and advertising contracts, and represent them in litigation involving these matters before self-regulatory bodies (in multiple advertising disputes) and in court proceedings and arbitration. We also advise on protecting advertising rights by drafting and negotiating agreements involving these rights and representing clients in related court proceedings.
Albert Agustinoy
Joana Mota Agostinho
