Trademarks and Copyrights

This area includes the protection of distinctive signs such as trademarks, commercial signs and trade names. The services provided by the firm go beyond the processing and obtaining of registrations, since we provide comprehensive, creative and timely advice, always seeking the protection and preservation of our clients’ rights. Some of the services provided in the area are as follows:

• Background research and opinion writing based on that background.
• Consulting in relation to the possibilities of registering distinctive signs.
• Processing of trademark applications, commercial notices and trade names.
• Negotiation of assignments of distinctive signs, letters of consent and/or coexistence agreements.
• Drafting and registration of trademark assignment and license agreements, providing tax advice.
• Registration of changes of corporate name or denomination, encumbrances, etc.
• Drafting of all types of contracts involving distinctive signs, including franchise agreements.
• Intellectual property audits, in order to determine the feasibility of a merger or acquisition, in terms of a company’s intangible assets.

• Copyrights

Our firm offers all types of consulting services in the area of copyright and related rights, we also carry out the procedures to obtain the registration of all types of artistic and intellectual works recognized by the Federal Copyright Law, providing the client with the best option for the protection of such creations:

• Registrations of works provided for by the Law, such as literary, musical, pictorial, photographic, cinematographic works, computer programs, etc.
• Obtaining and maintaining exclusive rights reserves to protect the titles of periodical publications, periodical broadcasts, characterization, fictitious or symbolic human characters, artistic groups and advertising promotions.
• The drafting and review of all types of contracts that have as object the exploitation of a copyright or related rights.
• Consulting on entertainment, related rights, software, etc.
• Proceedings before collective management societies.