Kiwis don’t like blowing their trumpets. But we’ll help you figure out if you have a trumpet, and how to keep your shiny things safe.

Every business has IP in some form, whether it’s a brand, an invention, or a recipe for boutique gin (in which case, may we offer our palates for ‘research’ purposes). We can help you protect your IP (including things you’ve written, designed or composed) and structure your business around it. And if anyone’s cheeky enough to steal your IP, we’ve got your back. 

 

1. What’s Intellectual Property?

Intellectual property or IP is one of those buzz words that gets bandied around but isn’t always understood. Whether it’s a brand designed to make your business stand out, or a clever way of doing business that needs protecting from copycats, it comes under the umbrella of IP.

 

Many business owners don’t recognise that they have IP, let alone take adequate measures to protect it – thinking it will be time-consuming and expensive. But that may not be the case. Often, it’s simply about ensuring your contractual arrangements effectively protect your IP. If you need to take positive measures to protect IP through registration, we’ll help you with that too. 

 

2. How Marks & Worth Lawyers can help.

Marks & Worth Lawyers happens to be one of New Zealand’s most experienced intellectual property firms. We’ll help you develop robust 360° protection around your intellectual property. If you're selling your social media app to Mark Z or working with tech contractors on a top-secret project, we’ll help you protect your brightest ideas and smartest solutions with advice specific to your unique needs. We’re whizzes at procurement contracts, software development and licensing, contractor agreements, and more. Not sure where to start? Talk to us about an IP Health Check.

 

Talk to us about:

- Leveraging your IP

- Trademark advice and protection

- Registered design protection

- Keeping things confidential

- IP licensing

- Franchising

- Resolving IP disputes

- IP Health Check