Source: Chambers 2010

Carson McDowell has a significant and growing intellectual property practice dealing not only in a transactional and advisory capacity, involving the acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property, but also in the litigation of matters relating to protection of intellectual property.

Carson McDowell acts for a number of firms which are involved in the development and licensing of intellectual property, as well as firms which have the benefit of licences of intellectual property. We have experience with many different industry sectors and recognise the particular demands and difficulties within each.

Our advice covers the following areas: intellectual property, copyright design patents, design rights, patent rights, exploitation and acquisition, protection of intellectual property, advice in relation to the development of intellectual property, due diligence in relation to the acquisition of firms which own intellectual property, merchandising, advertising, business information and commercially sensitive information protection, software and computer hardware.

The Firm draws on its expertise in European legislation and can advise on its impact on the acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights. Work undertaken includes the licence of chemical formulae and patents to

Specialist Expertise

• Copyright
• Patents
• Trade Marks
• Industrial Designs
• Registered and Unregistered Design Rights
• Biotechnology
• Exploitation of Research
• Knowledge handling and Data Processing including advising on the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Drafting Know-How and Intellectual Property Licences and Assignments

For more information, contact:

	Dawn McKnight
	Declan Magee
	David Lyness