Services Intellectual property

Intellectual property

VEGAS LEX selects the optimal legal solutions for intellectual property asset management, develops a legal protection strategy for the results of intellectual activity and means of individualization, and counters unfair competition.

Legal advice on intellectual property asset management:

• Transaction support with regard to disposal and granting of rights to intellectual property assets
• Registration support for authors and investors regarding software development and implementation
• Defend rights to intellectual property assets:
• Due diligence on the patentability of intellectual property assets
• Analyze the rights to intellectual property assets
• Act on transactions concerning transfer of rights to intellectual property assets:
• Including the implementation of venture projects
• Develop and analyze agreements:
• Develop and analyze agreements:
• Contracts to dispose of exclusive rights
• Copyright contracts
• Franchising and distributor agreements
• Contracts involving know-how
• Other contracts relating to commerce in intellectual property assets

Combating distribution of counterfeit products:

Legal advice for conducting business on the Internet:

• Registration support with regard to computer programs
• Develop user agreements
• Legal advice on the legal aspects of cloud computing
• Register electronic trade interaction
• Protect owners’ rights to domain names
• Combating violations on the Internet

Resolve intellectual property disputes:

• Protect the client’s interests at all Russian court levels
• Protect the client’s interests in the courts of United Kingdom
• Protect the client’s interests at customs, patent and antitrust agencies
• Disputes regarding trademarks and service marks
• Disputes related to domain names
• Patent disputes
• Disputes regarding copyrights and related rights, including on the Internet
• Disputes on creating and using intellectual property assets
• Disputes regarding violations of advertising legislation
• Disputes on safeguarding commercial secrets and confidential information

Advise on TMT activities:

• Legal advice for TMT-related M&A transactions:
• Represent the interests of purchaser and seller
• Perform comprehensive legal due diligence and evaluate legal risks
• Prepare a complete package of legal documents
• Develop the transaction’s legal structure and its implementation schedule
• Advise on the procedure for implementing and closing transactions, and record performance of the existing obligations
• Legal advice on compliance with antitrust, information and other sectors of legislation regarding TMT
• Advice on registration of computer programs
• Protection of personal data