In the modern marketplace, intellectual property is more crucial than ever. Changes in technology have led to significant shifts in the way copyright-protected works are used, valued, and enforced, wherever you do business.

Dentons has the resources to secure and maximize the value of the innovations and content you use in your business, and present to the world. Navigate the complex terrain of global intellectual property law with assurance. Our lawyers unite a broad mix of legal and technical backgrounds in a team equipped to provide strategic advice not only on the law, but also on how to recognize and leverage current trends in copyright licensing, use, and protection in your region and internationally. 

Choosing the right legal strategies and remedies to protect your investment in intellectual property demands extensive knowledge of different industries. We not only know copyright law; we pride ourselves on understanding your industry and your business. We regularly advise on copyright matters involving software, business materials such as training programs and standards, music, films, broadcast and online media programming, artworks, and book publishing.

Dentons' legal and technical expertise stems from our hands-on experience as external counsel—or as former in-house counsel—for organizations with a vital stake in copyright-protected content and technology.

To provide you with seamless service on a local and international scale, we work closely with the firm's entertainment, corporate, technology, tax, public policy and litigation groups. We stay at the forefront of new developments in the law and in the industries we serve, particularly concerning the application of copyright law to changing technologies.

As a creator, user or supplier of copyright-protected work, rely on Dentons to advise you on every aspect of the law relating to creating, protecting, licensing and exploiting your valuable work, including:

• advising on the application of the rights and exceptions available under copyright legislation in different countries
• negotiating license and assignment agreements for copyright protected works, content and technology on all platforms
• registering copyright ownership and transactions
• monitoring and advising on ongoing copyright treaty and legislative reform, and the resulting practical implications
• representing you in copyright disputes, including cease and desist demands, infringement litigation, commercial arbitration and defense of third-party actions
• where copyright license rates and terms are set in tribunal proceedings, presenting legal and economic cases to reflect the true value of the copyright in question, and advising on the application and implications of these licenses
• advising on breach of confidence actions involving employees and ex-employees
• advising on all aspects of outsourcing content creation, including employee and contractor concerns, and preparing contracts that protect your business.

You have invested time and energy in your business.  Addressing intellectual property issues can help you move ahead with confidence. Let us help you with the legal and business issues involved.  

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