This extensive area covers legal assistance in the field of IP rights, industrial property, media, electronic platforms, crypto assets or the dynamic IT area (licences, databases, software solutions) and digital media, including telecoms, as they go hand in hand with the switching to electronic services. Because software and other copyrighted materials are nowadays attached to a huge number of goods, IP and licencing need to be addressed basically with all types of contracts.

Specification:

• trademarks, internet domains and patents, licences
• software licences, software protection
• representing clients before the Slovak Industrial Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
• copyright, business secret, trade names
• data protection
• unfair competition
• crypto assets, blockchain markets
• traditional and digital media
• telecoms infrastructure and regulation
• protecting client’s IP rights before courts and with respect to third parties

Experience:

• implementation of an integrated information system to help an insurance business transition to electronic services
• advising a client on the supply of an electronic system for monitoring enforcement of prison sentences – supply of HW, SW and service contract signing
• advising a client on acquisition of licencing rights to globally distributed copyrighted works for the territory of Slovakia and/or CE countries
• defending clients against suspicions of unfair competition, IP rights infringement
• defining relations in connection to IP rights with respect to employees and/or contractors
• successful representation of one of the largest gastronomy players in Slovakia in a litigation concerning trademark rights protection
• providing comprehensive legal services to clients regarding trademarks registration with the Slovak Industrial Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), registration of international trademarks
• comprehensive legal assistance in making sure data processing is in compliance with the GDPR, from mapping data flows to GAP analyses, risk analyses and related evaluations, assistance in implementing new data protection processes, drafting necessary documentation, due diligence and GDPR training
• legal consultations to clients regarding innovative blockchain use in business