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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing

An international joint venture needs trade-secret protections

Usually led by Trade marks, patents and brands, with Contracts and commercial law and Buying, selling and investing. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

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The situation

What is happening

Patents, know-how, inventions and technology licences.

The first questions

  • What is protected, and where?
  • Who created it, and under which contract?
  • Who is using it, and how?
  • What is the commercial goal?

Who faces this

  • Innovators
  • Manufacturers
  • Researchers

Cross-border complications to check

  • IP territory & exhaustionProtected rights and permitted resale differ by market and product · Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
  • Different laws of contractParties sign one commercial agreement but disagree which law governs duties, damages and remedies · Legal & Contracting
  • Foreign ownership of landAn asset buyer needs to verify permitted ownership interests and registrations · Legal & Contracting

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Trade marks, patents and brands, with Contracts and commercial law and Buying, selling and investing.

How WONE Global usually approaches patents, trade secrets & technology licensing

  1. 01Review rights and ownership.
  2. 02Bring in patent and licensing counsel in each country.
  3. 03File, license, enforce or defend.
  4. 04Put agreements in place for the future.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsTrade marks, patents and brands2 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedContracts and commercial law12 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedBuying, selling and investing13 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Trade marks, patents and brands, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Poland WONE Global Partner Anna Pawlikowska · Partner Brief this Partner →
  2. Uganda WONE Global Partner Tony Galandi Kiire · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  3. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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Anna PawlikowskaKraków · Poland

WONE Global Capability Partner · Poland

Anna Pawlikowska

Partner · Zacharzewski & Partners Law Office · Kraków

Legal Adviser. Co-founder of the Firm. Has been advising parties on technology contracts for more than a dozen years. Specialises in intellectual property law and new technologies. Provides day-to-day legal services to …

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Tony Galandi KiireKampala · Uganda

WONE Global Capability Partner · Uganda

Tony Galandi Kiire

Managing Partner · Diamond Advocates · Kampala

Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…

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Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

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Where this case connects

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Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing

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