Intellectual Property
The team advises clients on the issues of protection of trademarks, patents, copyrights, software, domain names, know how, and other intellectual property items, data exclusivity, and supports disputes, licensing and franchising projects, transactions involving transfer of technologies and licensing rights, and protection of right holders.
AEQUITAS combines profound legal expertise and support by highly qualified and experienced patent attorneys on special-purpose issues allowing our clients to get comprehensive solutions in registration and expert issues.
Services
- Registration of trademarks, inventions, utility models of industrial samples and works of authorship
- International registration of intellectual property items in Kazakhstan and CIS / EAEU countries
- Registration of contracts of assignment of exclusive property rights and licensing agreements
- Conducting searches and drafting of legal opinions
- Support of procedures for challenging rejections and protection of rights before the appellate board and courts
- Protection of right holders from illegal use of intellectual property rights
- Data exclusivity and international treaties of Kazakhstan
- Handling of disputes relating to counterfeit products and parallel import
- Inclusion of intellectual property items in the customs register (CRIPI)
- Drafting and support of licensing, franchise agreements and rights assignment agreements
- Advice on the issues of intellectual property commercialization and payment of royalties
- Support of transactions involving transfer of technologies and implementation of software
- Due diligence of rights to intellectual property items in the course of M&A and investment transactions, alienation of rights, and in other cases
- Advice on the issues of protection of digital assets, software and IT solutions
- Expert opinions
- Many other issues our clients may encounter
