Intellectual property (IP) represents one of the most important resources a company can have, and CMS helps clients to secure and protect such strategic assets. CMS has an experienced team of attorneys who specialises in this area.

Collaborate and Coordinate

What distinguishes the CMS Intellectual Property Practice Group is the combination of deep local expertise with the ability to collaborate across borders and to coordinate projects across jurisdictions.

We can provide our advice, both for local and international markets, in the following areas:

• Brands, trademarks and passing-off
• Patents
• Technical expertise and confidential information
• Industrial design rights
• Copyright
• Competition law
• Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy
• Customs proceedings, parallel import- and grey market issues
• Contracts for the protection, management and exploitation of IP rights including strategic alliances, technology transfer, licensing,franchising and merchandising
• Evaluation of IP portfolios in the course of due diligence proceedings
• Databases

Advising a Wide Range of Clients and Sectors

Our clients in this sector include manufacturers of consumer products along with trading companies, service companies and media enterprises.

The sectors we serve include:

• Consumer goods
• Computer game sector
• Media and broadcasting industry
• Internet and new media
• Lifescience, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemicals industry
• Food and beverage industry
• Sport, advertising and entertainment
• Banking and financial services
• Engineering, mechanics and technology

* in cooperation with Bulgarian lawyers