Intellectual Property Rights - Copyright Law
Civil Litigation Solicitors
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MTA Solicitors have a dedicated Intellectual Property Rights department who can help you understand the benefits of Copyright law and the protection this provides.
Our proven track record in copyright licensing and assignment has earned us a fierce status in protecting the reputations and intellectual property rights of our clients.
If you or your business has suffered a copyright infringement or a breach of your IP rights, or if you are being challenged with a copyright violation, you should contact a legal adviser before taking any action in a dispute.
From Sole-traders to major blue chip companies, we have forged longstanding business to business relationships and our Intellectual Property Solicitors have Clients in many sectors, including publishers, manufacturers, internet based businesses, media agencies and software developers.
So regardless of the size of your business, speak to one our specialist Intellectual Property Rights solicitors today.
Call 0208 313 7804 or make an Online Enquiry and a member of our copyright law team will contact you
Copyright Disputes:
If you believe you have been a victim of copyright infringement, our litigation solicitors can help you prevent this moving forward and explain your legal rights in defending it.
Our Litigation solicitors can aid the protection of your intellectual property and if necessary issue or respond to proceedings and represent you in the courts if the need arises.
We can represent claimants and defendants and will negotiate on your behalf.
We understand how stressful and worrying this sort of dispute this can be for your business. Our copyright solicitors will work with you to take charge of the situation, mediate and find a solution.
Speak to someone from our copyright dispute department today on
0208 313 7804 or Enquire Online and we will contact you.
What are Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright Law?
A companies IP rights could include the design of a new product; a brand name, image or logo; the design and function of a website; software or the content of documents or databases.
Copyright allows you to protect any form of original works that can be bought or sold and can be in almost any number of areas including:
- Literary works: books; process manuals, web-pages, computer code
- Artistic Works: Images, photographs, maps, technical drawings
- Dramatic and Musical Works:
- Databases: Electronic and Paper
- Sound recordings, films or broadcasts
Copyright provides legal protection for both financial and ethical rights to the owner or creator of the original work.
However it does not protect ideas, more the form of the expression of ideas. In Legal terms Copyright is “the right to control copying”, Copyright is awarded automatically to the creator of the work, meaning you don't have to apply for it, but you may have to protect it. You are entitled sell or license the work which opens up various revenue streams.
In short, copyright law grants owners of copyright exclusive statutory rights to exercise control over copying and other exploitation of the works. Copyright provides legal protection for both financial and ethical rights to the owner of the original work.
Intellectual Property Solicitors – How MTA Solicitors can help you
Copyright Law Advice
MTA Solicitors understands the significant value of the designs, brands, ideas and products that have built up your business. Intellectual property rights can be the key to maintaining the trading assets of your company.
It is vital that your correct IP rights are not only recognised but implemented correctly to protect the core aspects of your business. MTA Solicitors will help you recognise the advantages of copyright law, and the areas where copyright law is not the most suitable or secure form of protection, offering advice on alternative measures to safeguard your Intellectual Property.
There are four main types of IP rights;
- Copyright
- Patents - We can help you decide if your designs require patent protection
and the processes required in doing so. Patents protect the methods and
elements that build inventions and make them work.
- Trade Marks – the artwork of your logo may be covered by copyright but
you may want to register your Logo as a trade mark. Your logo is your brand,
it represents the business and services you provide to your customers,
the recognition of your brand is a vital aspect of your business and
you should protect it.
- Designs - This covers the visual, shape and design of a product.
We can help you assess your design rights and whether you should apply for
a registered design, and how to enforce the protection of your design.
However, each of these IP rights have their own processes and there are many other ways to protect your IP so it is important you seek the advice of an Intellectual Property Right and Copyright specialist. Our expert copyright law solicitors can help you understand the value of your businesses’ IP and areas that require protection.
We can provide you with an assessment of your business and what you can protect, along with the most efficient way of doing this. We can help you with the registration of trademarks and corporate branding providing straightforward, well placed legal advice. We have many years of experience in dealing with all aspects of intellectual property law disputes, challenges and protection. Our IP rights department will work with you creating a bespoke service to suit your commercial needs.
MTA Solicitors LLP is a leading national law firm with Solicitors in Kent; Solicitors in Manchester and a firm of Corporate Solicitors in London. We successfully represent clients in litigation disputes from anywhere in England and Wales.
Contact us on 0208 313 7804 or make an Online Enquiry and a member of our Intellectual Property Rights Department will contact you.