Strategic IP Planning

Strategic IP Planning

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Ensure your patents are worth more than the paper on which they are written. With lawyers from the global offices of Dentons by your side, drive your business forward by protecting one of your most valuable assets.

Brighten your company’s future by strategizing to make your patents work for you. Many of our intellectual property lawyers and scientific advisors hold advanced degrees in various technical fields, and many have industry experience that complements our ability to manage your patent portfolios on a global basis.

Collaborating with you every step of the way, together we look at the bigger picture—how to heighten your patents’ ability to foster prosperity and growth for your business.

Whether you’re leading an enterprising start-up or managing an established global corporation, gain the industry-focused resources you need to strengthen enforceability and licensing of your portfolios.

Experience

Canadian purchaser: Advising on 405 linocuts by Pablo Picasso worth $20 million and the charitable donation of this highly significant art to an art gallery in Saskatchewan. Our advice covers issues relating to the purchase, export of the art from England and importation of the art into Canada, donation, transportation, insurance and taxation of this noteworthy donation, the largest in the province's history.
iHigh.com, Inc.: Representing US-based provider of high schools with free web tools and video streaming that connect sports and activities to a national high school Internet network, on all aspects of intellectual property counseling, contract drafting and negotiation and patent portfolio development.
Major multinational online music service provider: Advising on the copyright clearances required to launch in Canada. Our assistance helped lay the groundwork for the continued worldwide expansion of this popular, cutting-edge music service.
Monsanto Company: Serving as outside patent counsel to the global agricultural biotechnology company, processing a substantial portion of their patents and managing patent portfolios worldwide.
One of Canada's leading industry associations: Advising on successful advocacy efforts to reform Canada's copyright and intellectual property regime.
Proterro, Inc.: Representing the only company that makes sugar instead of extracting it from crops, in all aspects of its intellectual property protection and patent portfolio development. Proterro has genetically engineered unique, highly productive sucrose-producing microorganisms and a photobioreactor system that can deliver low-cost sugar feedstock for biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Pulse Electronics, Inc.: Assisting a manufacturer of electronic components, with respect to contract drafting and negotiations and intellectual property strategic planning and implementation.
Steam distribution and sand control company: Advising for enhanced recovery solutions in the oil and gas industry leading to the successful defense of an action involving claims of patent infringement and invalidity in respect of slotted liner technology.

Recognition

Managing IP recognizes 34 Dentons Intellectual Property lawyers as IP Stars 2022

June 28, 2022

Managing IP has recognized 34 Dentons lawyers from across 17 jurisdictions in the 2022 edition of IP Stars. The ranking highlights outstanding lawyers in the area of intellectual property (IP) law, trademarks and patents.

Insights

Organisations may be held vicariously liable for their employees’ acts of copyright infringement

April 11, 2023

Singapore: The Singapore’s General Division of the High Court (GDHC) ruled in Siemens Industry Software Inc. (formerly known as Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc) v Inzign Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 50 that an organisation may be vicariously liable for its employees’ acts of copyright infringement. This decision demonstrates the importance of putting in place strong intellectual property policies, and operationalising such policies in the course of business operations.

Cyprus corrects halloumi trade mark mishap

April 23, 2020

Cyprus regained its UK certification trade mark rights to the word "halloumi" on 31 January 2020 after an administration mishap meant the loss of those rights in 2018.

Knowing the true value of your Intangible Assets

December 4, 2019

An organisation’s intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, yet current accounting standards are not adequately equipped to capture them in financial statements. This information gap can affect valuations for the worse, especially if organisations are planning to attract investors.

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