Intellectual Property
Kuits Intellectual Property Department covers every aspect of this important area of legal and business practice. It includes copyright, designs (registered and unregistered) moral rights, performance rights, trade marks, passing off, patents, privacy, IP and entertainment contracts, confidential information, know-how, competition, licensing, brand acquisition and disposal.
- Copyright
- Designs (Registered and Unregistered)
- Defamation
- Malicious Falsehood
- Moral Right
- Performer's Rights
- Trade Marks
- Passing Off
- Patents
- Privacy
- Entertainment Law
- Confidential Information
- Know-How
- Competition and related EU Aspect
- Publishing
The group also deals with related rights such as malicious falsehood and defamation.
It is partner led by Colin Hoffman who primarily specialises in licensing and brand acquisition and disposal, Ian Morris who primarily specialises in contentious intellectual property and dispute avoidance and resolution and Damian Bailey, who specialises in IP litigation with a particular emphasis on designs and copyright.
The unit is supported by a number of assistant solicitors and paralegals and works closely in conjunction with the corporate and litigation departments in the firm.