
Civil & Commercial Mediation Services
Intellectual Property Mediation
Intellectual property mediation, concerns property used in business, commerce, such as brands, names, symbols, designs, patterns, inventions, literary and artistic works.
In the same way that individuals have property rights in tangible property i.e. a car, house, intellectual property rights exist in the same way and are personal rights. Intellectual property disputes can be enormous and devour the money, time and manpower of organisations and individuals.
Case Studies
IP Disputes Theft
Intellectual property disputes and alleged theft! An action was brought against an ex employee who left his previous employers property company to start his own property company. It was alleged that the ex employee had taken confidential information and had used the same to further his own company which appeared to be fiercely competing with his ex employer.
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Intellectual property rights came into question in a graphics design dispute. A company who specialised in graphic design created a company logo, company literature and website for Mr S. According to the company they retained all the intellectual property rights as Mr S only purchased the end results and did not purchase the original artwork and design. According to Mr S, there was a conversation about this particular subject, where it was agreed with one of the designers that he had indeed purchased everything to include the intellectual property rights, unfortunately nothing in writing actually made the situation clear either way.
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