Intellectual property law stands at the core of the new "knowledge economy". It is the tool developers of new technology use to ensure that they are rewarded for their efforts. Brookfields' intellectual property team has many years experience dealing with the complexities of intellectual property laws and how to best match them to the needs of clients. We have particular experience in the commercialisation of intellectual property, including biotech and IT projects, working closely with organisations such as The University of Auckland. These projects include international licensing and venture capital deals, research and development deals and clinical trials.
Intellectual property protection is complex and can be expensive. We work together with our clients to understand their business and assist with their intellectual property and commercial strategies taking into account their resources and their target markets.
Legal Services
Our services cover:
- All aspects of trademark law
- Copyright
- International licensing including patent and software licensing
- Software protection
- Database protection and management
- Confidentiality agreements
- Technology development agreements
- Research agreements
- Biotech
- Clinical trial agreements
- Intellectual property ownership
- Consultancy agreements
- Venture capital funding arrangements and structures
- Investor due diligence
- Intellectual property strategies
- Intellectual property disputes including licensing disputes, infringement disputes and ownership issues
As we are not patent attorneys we do not directly assist clients to obtain patent protection for their technology. However we can assist our clients in finding an appropriate patent attorney with expertise in their technology.
Contact Us:
John Ferner
Partner
t: +64 9 979 2153
e: John Ferner
Vanessa Bruton
Partner
t: +64 9 979 2103
e: Vanessa Bruton
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