Intellectual Property

Intellectual property provides individuals and businesses with the right to have ownership of ideas, designs, logos, names, music etc in much the same way as you may own a building or personal property. It also provides protection and enforcement rights to prevent them from being copied or exploited by a third party with out your permission.

Unfortunately, the protection offered by intellectual property law, that many businesses require and may come to rely on, are not always automatically guaranteed in the eyes of the law. We will make sure that you are fully registered and therefore protected.

  • Company names
  • Logos
  • Letterheads
  • New technology
  • Enforcing your rights

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Ripley office 01773 744 744 Murray Macnab
Long Eaton office 0115 972 5222 Murray Macnab
Beeston office 0115 922 1591 Simon Hale

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