Intellectual Property

Above and beyond patents and trademarks and copyrights, George Williamson provides services directed to other intellectual property issues, including the following:

Trade Secrets.

Many companies have trade secrets which they wish to protect because of the value they bring to the company. Such trade secrets may encompass data, formulae or recipes, methods or processes. Anything that is a key component of a company's business function or operation can be considered for protection as a trade secret.

Advice is given on the evaluation of possible trade secrets along with the management and protection of those secrets.

IP Strategy.

Undertake a comprehensive review of a businesses assets in order to identify assets, evaluate their importance to the business and then having done so, formulate a plan for the protection and leveraging of those assets.

IP Counseling.

Assistance with any intellectual property issues arising from employee contracts, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

IP Management.

Provision of services to ensure the management and maintenance of patent, trademark and copyright of intellectual assets.