Intellectual property

The Firm has handled patent and trademark registration both locally and internationally. Our specialist intellectual property and technology lawyers work closely with clients to develop, protect, promote and enforce their intellectual property rights.

We represent clients on all aspects of the exploitation and use of intellectual property rights and focus on cost effective methods of acquisition and use of information technology products and services and of representing clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters whether it was enforcement of intellectual property rights or on breach or infringement, expungement or opposition proceedings in respect of patents, designs, trademarks, plant breeders rights, copyright and database rights, domain names, image rights and the law of passing off.

LAK Advocates handle and advise on registration of various IP rights through local, regional and international registries. We also advise on legal issues arising from parallel importation of goods, research and development, franchising agreements, acquisition of rights, transactions involving licensing and the transfer of technology, technology joint ventures. We similarly advise on regulatory and liability questions on and arising from the introduction and use of transgenic materials in the local market.