Intellectual Property

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DFDL Mekong’s Intellectual Property Practice is committed to increase the value and security of our clients' intellectual property rights. Our  firm is a leader in the protection of those rights, and we are experts in providing an integrated service to secure and enforce patents, trademarks and copyrights, both domestically and internationally as well as monitoring our clients' rights on the Internet. We cover in depth all laws governing patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition, counterfeiting, grey marketing, and all matters involving intellectual property

Trademarks
DFDL Mekong represents clients for registration and renewal of trademarks, service marks and trade names across the region. We also handle transfer of such registrations and advise clients on trademark protection and enforcement issues.

Copyright
Copyright law is evolving across the region and we are able to assist our clients with the protection of copyright within the parameters of the existing legal provisions.

Patents
We advise clients on making patent registration, if available, throughout the region.

Licensing
We assist our clients with the drafting and registration of intellectual property licensing agreements where available.

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