Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Protection
You innovate products, create works and develop a brand. We advise, safeguard and protect. You reap benefits
You innovate products, create works and develop a brand. We advise, safeguard and protect. You reap benefits
Products, technologies, brands and goodwill require immense resources to create and only thrive if they are protected and safeguarded though international, regional and domestic laws on intellectual property (IP) rights. Moreover, public, private and commercial entities are currently collating, utilising, transferring and sharing business and personal data for economic and social purposes. As we progress further in technology, it is becoming increasingly necessary to protect business and personal information from unauthorized, irregular and illegal access by individuals and entities, and to remedy any such breaches through recourse to the law.
Our firm regularly advises clients on protection and enforcement of diverse forms of IP rights and interests originating from various legal sources and in multiple forms such as patents, utility models, design rights, trademarks, passing off, copyrights, rights in performance, trade secrets, confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations, database rights and domain names rights.
We assist clients to navigate novel legal and regulatory challenges as well as the opportunities brought about by rapid changes in technology. We counsel clients to avoid pitfalls associated with unclear regulatory framework in e-commerce, e-procurement, mobile telephony and digital services. We have assisted clients in navigating problems arising under cybercrime and cybersecurity law. We are at the forefront of offering advice on measures that can be taken to limit risks that can arise from wrongful use of data and have assisted entities in developing data protection regulations, policies and manuals on handling and use of data.
Select matters undertaken by the firm in IP and ICT fields include: