The defence of your carefully engineered brand is both critical and daunting and is not a simple subject to cover quickly, as it includes:

• Patents
• Trade Marks
• Designs & Copyright
• Domain Names
• Exploitation & Enforcement
• Renewals
• Licensing & Assignments
• Litigation

...amongst others

We are happy to provide free guides in PDF format to browsers, courtesy of our advisers, Marks & Clerk. These include:

Patents United Kingdom. A Short Guide
Patents European and International. A Short Guide
Trade Marks. A Short Guide
Domain Names. A Short Guide

Part of the process of branding is the protection of your brand. The Brand Architects advise and implement trademark strategies for your brand in domestic and foreign markets, conduct in-depth trademark audits for creative development and brand ownership, trademark registrations, patents, licensing and design and copyrights services.

We realise that these are extensive and complicated areas - which is why we collaborate with Marks & Clerk, trademark and patents attorneys with over 100 years experience and unrivalled international depth of knowledge and expertise in the field of intellectual property when developing brand strategies. Contact Clarke Graham at CGraham@marks-clerk.com or visit their web site at www.marks-clerk.com or call +44 (0)20 7400 3000.

Useful links:
UK Patent Office www.patent.gov.uk
World Intellectual Property Organisation www.wipo.int
United States Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov