Services for non-profit institutions
Unless effectively managed, non-profit research and the intellectual property it generates does not benefit the public and cannot be effectively commercialized. At our firm, we are skilled in assisting non-profit institutions with their technology transfer efforts as well as devising…
Licensing and assignments of IP rights
Today, IP transactions play a key role in an organization’s overall IP strategy. The field of licensing has grown beyond the traditional patent, trade mark, design and copyright licensing agreement. A license agreement is a document whereby the licensor (which…
Unfair competition
Unfair competition laws protect competitors from the unlawful conduct of their business rivals. As examples, unfair competition laws prohibit interference with business relationships, disparagement, and defamation, invasion of privacy, palming off, plagiarism, unfair competition, deceptive trade practices, fraud, misrepresentation, and…
Trade secrets
Our firm can provide wide services in trade secret protection to our clients. Dealings with ex-employees, customers and competitors constantly put a company’s valuable trade secrets at risk. Many businesses, however, fail to take the basic steps necessary to protect…
Protection of Plant Varieties
The original breeder or his successor in title may obtain a registered property right for plant varieties which are distinguishable, homogenous, persistent and novel. A Registration of plant varieties protects the rights of an individual who is first to appreciate…
Topographies and semiconductors
Three-dimensional structures of microelectronic semiconductor products may – as far as they have distinctive features, i.e. are not ordinary – be protected by filing applications with the Czech Industrial Property Office and registration in the Semiconductor Protection Register. The Directive…
Domain names
In order to protect your goodwill in this new internet market you require a registered trade mark. Without a registration there is very little that can be done to stop others from infringing your rights. The domain name relates to…
Copyright
Copyright is a form of protection which arises automatically whenever an original work is created. It protects many different types of original work. Copyright is more usually though of as applying to books, music, films, etc. However in the area…
Design
A registered design will give the proprietor a monopoly in the appearance of his design as applied to a particular article. A design must, of course, be new to be registrable, but disclosure of the design outside the Czech Republic…
Geographic indications and designations of origin
Regulation on the protection of geographic indications and designations of origin for products and/or services This Law regulates the relations formed in connection with registration, protection and use of product (services) appellations of origin and geographical indications. The protection refers…