Our Services

• Registration of IPRs world wide and mechanism for timely renewal
• Drafting and negotiating licenses and other technology transfer agreements relating to
• exploitation of intellectual property worldwide
• Developing licensing strategies and structuring collaborative relationships
• Performing thorough due diligence of transferred assets, whether in connection with a license, assignment, sale of a business or merger
• Risk assessment
• Dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation
• Providing opinions as to patent validity and infringement, including the scope of intellectual property
• Counseling on employee agreements and policy considerations related to intellectual property
• Managing out-licensing portfolios, including marketing and licensing activities independent of in-house counsel
  

IP Portfolio Construction and Management

We believe law as a management tool. The bundle of rights associated with your business forms a portfolio which requires appropriate management mechanism. White forest has designed special management methods for the portfolio of trademarks, patents, designs and other intellectual property rights. This management method include appropriate protection strategies, policing strategies, enforcement strategies and commercialization strategies.

We start with the review of all current and potential IP assets of our clients. This covers registrable rights such as patents, trade marks and designs and also unregistered rights like copyright, trade secrets and common law trade marks. We suggest the methods procedure and policies to be adopted safeguard emerging and existing Intellectual property.

We assist clients to identify and protect new developments at an early stage through keeping in close contact with R&D and Marketing departments. We can assess, audit and document your current IP management practices, and advise if improvements can be made.

Our attorneys work as strategic business partners, aligning our intellectual property management approach with our client's overall business plan.