Consumer Protection & Intellectual Property
Legal assistance in consumer disputes and in matters relating to patents, trademarks and copyright.
Consumer Protection
Legal assistance in consumer disputes and applicable proceedings under consumer protection laws.
Assistance is provided to consumers pursuing a complaint as well as to parties responding to one. Whether a grievance falls within the scope of consumer protection law depends on the nature of the transaction and the relationship between the parties, and that question is considered at the outset.
Consumer proceedings are governed by their own requirements as to limitation, pecuniary jurisdiction and the forum before which a complaint lies. These are examined before a complaint is prepared.
Complaints & Replies
Drafting of consumer complaints and of replies where a complaint has been received.
Representation
Appearance before consumer forums of appropriate jurisdiction.
Limitation & Jurisdiction
Advice on the period within which a complaint may be filed and the forum before which it lies.
Proceedings
Conduct of the matter through the stages of the proceeding before the forum.
Intellectual Property
Assistance relating to patents, trademarks and copyright, including general information on protection, disputes and legal proceedings.
Patents
General information and assistance concerning patent protection, the procedural steps involved and disputes arising in relation to patent rights. Whether a particular subject matter is patentable is a question determined under the applicable statute.
Trademarks
Assistance relating to trademark protection, applications and related procedural steps, together with matters concerning alleged infringement or passing off.
Copyright
Assistance concerning copyright in original works, the rights that arise, and proceedings where those rights are said to have been infringed.
Seeking Protection
Intellectual property rights arise and are protected under the statutes governing them. Assistance is provided in understanding which form of protection is relevant to a particular subject matter, and the procedural steps that an application ordinarily involves.
- Identifying the applicable form of protection
- Assistance with applications and procedural steps
- Documentation relating to assignment and licensing
Disputes & Proceedings
Where rights are said to have been infringed, the position is assessed on the material available before any step is taken. Assistance covers pre-litigation correspondence as well as proceedings before the appropriate forum.
- Notices concerning alleged infringement
- Replies to notices received
- Proceedings before appropriate forums
Discuss Your Legal Matter
For enquiries regarding legal assistance, please contact the office using the details below.