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The laws to protect intellectual property including copyright, trade marks, patents, designs, licensing and trade secrets are becoming increasingly complex. The M+K intellectual property team provide services that span both a broad range of industries and legal issues.
The areas of intellectual property (IP) offered include:
intellectual property, searching, registration and protection portfolio management and review brand and technology protection strategies IP due diligence and technology protection strategies trade secrets and confidential information protection licensing advice and agreements enforcement and dispute resolution IT and computer software licensing data protection and privacy IP risk management and regulatory compliance
advice on a wide range of commercial contracts terms and conditions of trade customer credit applications privacy and data protection preparation of shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements distribution agency and other trade channel agreements
franchise system development and structuring trade practices and compliance issues dispute resolution and litigation trade marks, copyright, design, patent and protection leasing and licensing agreements taxation issues - capital gains, stamp duty, payroll tax franchise document preparation
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advice on the Trade Practices Act
Trade Practices compliance program business + trade structuring product liability and recalls advertising content
Paul Kirton, Principal
Malcolm Brown, Principal
Michele Laks-Belzycki, Senior Associate
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