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IP Transactions

Most of our mandates begin and end here. We structure the transfer of rights — from single trademark assignments to portfolio carve-outs — and we draft to anticipate what the next decade asks of the asset, not only the next quarter.

• ◦Asset and share deals involving IP-rich balance sheets
• ◦Catalogue acquisitions — music, film and publishing rights
• ◦Patent and trademark portfolio transfers
• ◦In- and out-licensing structures
• ◦Royalty audit and re-papering
• ◦Joint venture and contribution agreements

Rights Ownership

An IP asset is only as valuable as the chain of title behind it. We establish, document and defend ownership — for new commissions, inherited portfolios, and assets recovered from dispute.

• ◦Chain-of-title reconstruction
• ◦Authorship and inventorship disputes
• ◦Defensive filings and registration strategy
• ◦Work-for-hire and contractor diligence
• ◦Co-ownership and royalty splits
• ◦Standing memoranda for enforcement

Claim Management

Royalties unpaid. Licences breached. Assets used without consent. We manage IP claims with the patience to settle and the readiness to escalate — coordinating counsel where litigation begins.

• ◦Royalty recovery and audit
• ◦Cease-and-desist programmes
• ◦Settlement negotiation
• ◦Pre-litigation strategy and counsel coordination
• ◦Insurance and indemnity claims
• ◦Asset recovery in insolvency