Intellectual property (IP) represents one of the most important resources a company can have, and CMS helps clients to secure and protect such strategic assets. CMS has more than 150 attorneys who specialise in this area and are members of the relevant national and international associations and working parties.

Collaborate and Coordinate

What distinguishes the CMS Intellectual Property Practice Group is the combination of deep local expertise with the ability to collaborate across borders and to coordinate projects across jurisdictions.

We can provide our advice, both for local and international markets, in the following areas:

• Brands, trademarks and passing-off
• Patents, utility models
• Technical expertise and confidential information
• Industrial design rights
• Copyright
• Competition law
• Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy
• Customs proceedings, parallel import- and grey market issues
• Contracts for the protection, management and exploitation of IP rights including strategic alliances, technology transfer licensing,franchising and merchandising
• Evaluation of IP portfolios in the course of due diligence proceedings
• Databases.

Advising a Wide Range of Clients and Sectors

Our clients in this sector include manufacturers of consumer products along with trading companies, service companies and media enterprises.

The sectors we serve include:

• Consumer Goods, Fashion and Luxury Products
• Lifescience, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology and chemicals industry
• Food, tobacco and beverage industry
• Media and broadcasting industry
• Internet and new media and computer games 
• Sport, advertising and entertainment
• Banking and financial services
• Engineering, mechanics and technology
• Automotive industry
• Fuel, oil and lubricants

Contact

To contact one of our legal experts, please see the contact list in the right column.