INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

At Goodman Derrick LLP, we recognise that intellectual property rights have a significant commercial worth.  We work closely with our clients to ensure that they maintain the right protection to safeguard their intellectual capital, develop their businesses or protect their creative work and, where appropriate, to secure the enforcement of their rights against unauthorised use.  We are able to provide advice and assistance on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues in the field of intellectual property and information technology. 

IP Team

• David Edwards – Partner
• Paul Herbert – Partner
• Tanya Shillingford - Partner
• Jonathan Haydn-Williams - Consultant
• Deborah Rider – Senior Solicitor

Our services include:-

• Advice and assistance on copyright, moral rights, design rights, trade marks, passing off, confidential information, data protection and domain names
• The protection, licensing and exploitation of intellectual property
• Drafting and advising on software development and licensing arrangements for developers, suppliers and purchasers
• Undertaking chain of title and rights due diligence in respect of intellectual property works
• Providing website advice including the preparation of development, hosting and content arrangements and the drafting of website terms and conditions
• Advising on the development of websites and their set up, to include drafting shareholder and subscription agreements and providing advice regarding protection of the brand and funding arrangements
• Managing the protection of intellectual property on the internet, including the protection of domain names and handling cybersquatting issues

• Advising on intellectual property rights in the fields of broadcast and on-line media and films
• Dealing with the intellectual property aspects of traditional and electronic publishing
• Advice and assistance in the handling of data and legal disputes arising from the misuse of data
• Advising authors, artists and others engaged in the creative arts and in the publication, display, performance and distribution of creative works
• Handling a wide range of intellectual property disputes, including the preparation of cease and desist letters, pursuing or defending actions in the High Court or County Court or deploying the use of alternative procedures, such as mediation, arbitration or expert determination
• Handling complaints in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures established to combat the misuse of domain names by third parties
• Co-operating and liaising on matters with multinational or cross-border aspects
• Advising on compliance with data protection and privacy policies