INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Many international, world renowned companies are doing all they can to safeguard their intellectual property, whose creation usually required a lot of financial resources; a leak of this information to others and/or competitors may severely effect the company’s stability and may even, in extreme cases, cause a threat to the company’s very existence.
Intellectual property (in short – IP) is a general legal term for rights related to creations of the human intellect, including resources and goods which are not tangible.
Examples of intellectual property are: music and movies, books and works of art, photos, drawings, inventions, computer programs, symbols or words which are recognizable with a specific commercial product and graphic designs (credit – Wikipedia).
THIS TERM BINDS TOGETHER INHERENTLY DIFFERENT RIGHTS:
“COPYRIGHT”
Is the same defense provided to the creator or owner of the creation from unauthorized use of his creation which is his intellectual property.
“A REGISTERED DESIGN”
Design rights refer essentially to the shape, decorations or embellishments which are applied in the context of a certain product – the design aspects of the product, such as the design of a piece of jewelry by a renowned company.
“BREEDER’S RIGHTS”
Is a type of intellectual property which grants exclusive control for the exploitation of a sub-specie to the person who created it.
“PATENTS”
A patent is an exclusive right granted by the state to the owner of an invention for the use of his invention for a limited time, whether it is a product or a process in any technological field.
“TRADEMARK”
A trademark is the symbol used by a company or a private individual for the purpose of commerce. This symbol can be the product’s name, logo, etc.
“TRADE SECRETS”
A trade secret refers to business information which is not public knowledge and cannot be easily discovered by others. Maintaining the confidential nature of this knowledge provides its owner with an advantage over his competitors and requires a reasonable effort in order to keep it a secret.
Our firm specializes and has developed expertise in investigations dealing with “intellectual property” and provides these services to leading companies in Israel and abroad; these services include surprise inspections such as “mystery shoppers”, as well as field investigations and undercover contact in order to confirm and establish if there is cause to suspect a violation, and to document it with evidence.
