Month: December 2015

Intellectual Property

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Noble Law’s intellectual Property lawyers have extensive experience in drafting and negotiating contracts for the development, sale , purchase and licensing of hardware, software and IT systems for both suppliers and users across a broad range of industries.

Our practice includes advising a broad range of clients on data protection, privacy issues and cybersecurity issues, including employee data protection issues, data subject access requests and security breach incidents.

We advise in both contentious and non- contentious matters including:

• Trade Mark Registration.
• Trade Mark litigation and passing off actions.
• Copyright
• Domain Name Protection
• Due Diligence

Trade Mark

We recognise the value of your brand for your business. Use our expertise to protect your brand as it grows both nationally and internationally.

We will guide you through the Trade Mark registration process from brand clearance to licencing of your trade mark in Ireland, Europe and worldwide.

We have a broad experience in initiating and defending infringement proceedings and passing off actions.

Anti-Counterfeiting

We represent businesses in anti-counterfeiting matters and customs registration. We also advise extensively on licencing, assignment and co-existence agreements for your intellectual property.

Copyright

Our practice includes advising in the areas of copyright protection, copyright infringement and licencing of copyright material.

For further information please contact:

Alison Brennan,
Solicitor and Patent Attorney
a.brennan@noblelawsolicitors.ie
01 525 7010

Litigation

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We resolve disputes.

We have specific knowledge and experience regarding dispute resolution in construction, judicial review, commercial property, sport and healthcare.

We appreciate that litigation can cause disruption to the running of a business, but it remains an efficient dispute resolution tool.

Sometimes disputes can be better resolved by effective and skilled negotiation or other dispute resolution mechanisms like mediation, conciliation, adjudication or arbitration.

However, sometimes it is necessary and most effective to litigate the issues.

This requires an experienced litigator focused on balancing the commercial objectives with legal options.

The key to successful litigation is preparation.

The rigorous evaluation of risk and the effective presentation of a client's position are the key skills of our lawyers.

We have a successful track record of resolving disputes.

For the past 40 years we have represented and continue to represent public and private corporations and individuals in a wide variety of civil actions before the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice.

If the best strategy is litigation, then we litigate to win. This may seem strange, but a surprisingly large number of actions are commenced to settle, shock or seek submission. If we advise you to issue proceedings, we have already worked out a detailed strategy for winning those proceedings at trial. Litigation is for those who have prepared well for the trial and have devised a proper strategy before the commencement of proceedings.

Arbitration

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In a fast-moving and increasingly international business world there are, inevitably, times when agreements and contracts break down and legal action must be taken to protect assets or compensate loss. Dispute resolution is exactly that – the process by which a resolution is achieved. This can be done by Litigation, – i.e. in Court – or by an alternative dispute resolution mechanism.  Arbitration is such a mechanism, and is a central pillar of our practice.

We have represented clients in commercial arbitrations in both international and domestic disputes, under various institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA, ECA and UNCITRAL. As such, we are intimately familiar with the nuances of the various arbitration rules and are perfectly positioned to advise our clients on whether arbitration is the appropriate forum to reach the best resolution for their particular dispute.

We help clients to identify and achieve the best possible outcomes. Our focus is always to help our clients understand the options and to help them to decide on the option that most supports their business interests cost-effectively. Our partner-led, practical approach ensures that clients receive a swift, high-quality response that focuses on achieving the best commercial resolution.