Branding, Technology, Media & Innovation

Protect those vital, intangible assets

We're surrounded by unseen value. And this Practice Group are experts at identifying, codifying and protecting those apparently "invisible" properties that we frequently just take for granted.  These are assets like brands, written and artistic works, inventions - priceless items of intellectual property of great value to you, and potential value to competitors.

Copyright is not your only right. Our work goes beyond conventional advice on creating, licensing and protecting copyright in the sport, media and the creative arts fields. Individuals and companies of all sizes come to us, too, for our expertise in safeguarding their rights with merchandising, sponsorship and advertising arrangements, franchising deals as well as agency and distribution agreements.

IT can also be a minefield. These days we've all become massively dependant on computer-based technology, both personally and in our business operations.  That's greatly widened our vulnerabilities - with software and hardware procurement, maintenance and outsourcing, and in conducting business through the internet. And with disaster recovery.  We're experienced on all those fronts.

Freedoms - and inhibitions. The Freedom of Information Act, in force since 2005, presents government departments and other public bodies with demanding new responsibilities in giving citizens access to their information. We provide in-house compliance training for public sector bodies. And we'll train your staff, too, both public or private, on the essentials of information access, privacy and data protection.