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Intellectual property is an important asset of companies where development of protection strategies plays a major role. Alongside rapid technological advances, intellectual property is an essential tool for protecting companies against increasingly elaborate and sophisticated infringements.

TELLES provides services in the field of intellectual property, through a team of specialized lawyers dedicated exclusively to the monitoring of the increasingly demanding management and protection of intellectual property that, with the advent of the digital age, has become more complex for businesses and private individuals alike.

At TELLES, intellectual property matters are dealt with close proximity to the Digital team, thus offering a service tailored to the reality of the client company's business model, as well as ensuring collaboration and support with relevant entities, particularly regarding the technical process of patenting.

TELLES intellectual property team focuses on providing services to businesses, both local and foreign, in all relevant aspects of the intellectual and industrial property rights cycle, following the technological revolution.

Therefore, TELLES provides legal support in various sectors of business activity, namely in the textile industry (luxury and fast fashion), jewellery, food, beverage, cosmetics, financial services, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment industries (e-sports, gaming, merchandising, etc.), life sciences, health and pharmaceuticals, automotive industry including e-commerce, advertising and competition.

Such services cover the entire scope of Intellectual Property, both in terms of copyright and related rights, as well as industrial property, with special emphasis on:

• Identification, diagnosis, strategy and negotiation related to the intellectual property of the client’s company;

• Registration, monitoring of the registration, acquisition, protection, maintenance, management and exploitation of intellectual and industrial property rights, including the following:

- copyright and related rights, particularly in the scientific, literary and artistic fields, sound or musical creations and productions, film and phonographic production, publishers, magazines, image rights and software;

- trade secrets, trademarks, industrial designs, patents and utility models.

• Preparation of opinions on intellectual property matters;

• Elaboration of intellectual property negotiation (franchising agreements, distribution, agency, transfer of copyright, technology, licensing, etc);

• Due diligence;

• Advice on the enforcement and defense of intellectual property rights in cases of infringement;

• Dispute resolution, preventive, negotiated or in court, as well as settlement by arbitration;

• Cooperation with customs on behalf of businesses.