Intellectual property

REVERA team will help to find the optimal option of transferring the rights to intellectual property objects, taking into account the specifics of a particular situation.

For this purpose, our lawyers will prepare drafts of all necessary agreements, as well as, if necessary, provide legal support for registration of intellectual property objects and transfer of rights to them.

Services in the field of intellectual property

  • Сopyright registration of the work for hire
  • Drafting and reviewing of local acts and agreements on the protection of trade secrets.
  • Support during the registration of a trademark (service mark) in the Republic of Belarus, international registration
  • Supporting during obtaining patents and certificates for industrial property (inventions, utility models, industrial designs),  maintaining patents in force.
  • Consulting, representing the interests and protecting the rights to IP in case of unfair competition.
  • Examination, development and support of the conclusion of all IP contracts, including licensing, software development contracts and assignment agreements, SaaS agreements.
  • Examination, development and support of the conclusion of franchising agreements on the transfer of a comprehensive business license to use the “package” of IP (company name, trademarks, know-how).

Projects

Effective Soft

Ongoing consultations on issues of conducting business activities in Georgia: features of corporate office work, maintaining contractual relations, the possibility of using the digital signature service, support in communication with government bodies of Georgia.

IT company with offices in 17 countries worldwide

Legal support was needed for the company's entry into the new jurisdictions, including Georgia, Cyprus, Poland, and Kazakhstan. Assistance to new R&D centers on corporate and tax issues. The opinions on special regimes for IT businesses in Kazakhstan (Astana Hub), Russia (Skolkovo, Innopolis), and the UAE (free zones) have been provided to enable the company to be successfull in new market entry.

Pre-trial settlement of a dispute with a licensee

Working out a standpoint and conducting claims work on behalf of the client - an international IT group - in relation to a claim from a US licensee. REVERA audited the client's licensing agreements, analysed in detail software copyright provisions, confidentiality clauses and developed a plan to minimise the existing risks.

Copyright for importer of electrical equipment

For an international distributor, which is an importer of various electronics and software, REVERA organised work with IPOA (Intellectual Property Owners Association) to compile a list of goods that fall under the Law of Georgia ‘On Copyright and Related Rights’ and are subject to royalty payments.

Online map directory

Drafting an analytical report on the regulation of advertising and personal data issues in Georgia and Armenia to ensure compliance of a major map service with the local legal provisions.

A mobile game publisher from Latvia

Supporting the opening of a branch office for a Latvian publisher of mobile games in Georgia. Consulting on the contractual arrangements of the client's business, office lease agreement and special regimes in Georgia.