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Intellectual Properties
Your business and innovations require simple and reliable handling protections. Whether you are an international business operator or an individual proprietor, our services provide you with a fast and efficient route for protecting your inventions, trademarks or designs across borders. Midenga & Company Advocates also offers advisory services on municipal and international legal regimes on intellectual property rights. To emphasize on this service, we provide an umbrella for patenting of inventions and copyrighting of creative work.
What drives intellectual property?
Intellectual property (IP) is driven by factors such as innovation, creativity, economic value, reputation, and the desire to protect ideas. Intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, provide legal protection for creators and inventors, allowing them to monetize their ideas and inventions through licensing, franchising, or other forms of commercialization.
Intellectual property refers to a category of legal rights that protect creations of the human mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, and designs. Intellectual property rights include patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
You can protect your intellectual property by obtaining legal protection through patents, trademarks, and copyrights. You can also use non-disclosure agreements and other contracts to protect trade secrets and confidential information.
The duration of intellectual property rights varies depending on the type of intellectual property. For example, patents generally last for 20 years from the date of filing, while copyrights can last for the life of the author plus a certain number of years.
Yes, you can sell or license your intellectual property to others in exchange for payment. This can be a way to monetize your intellectual property and generate revenue.
If someone infringes on your intellectual property rights, you may be able to take legal action to stop the infringement and seek damages. You should consult with our legal experts to determine your legal options.