BMH/Compétences juridiques



INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW



BMH advises luxury goods companies, publishers (art works), film and television producers and artists, service providers in the new technologies, governmental entities, most of which are European Union based, on the legal issues concerning intellectual property, in three languages (French, English, and German).

BMH handles the drawing up of publisher's agreements (copyright), of contracts for motion picture or television productions and co-productions (directors, producers), of license contracts related to drawings, designs, and patents, as well as the filing of trademarks and the registering and management of domain names.

BMH analyses the structure of intellectual property holdings (patents, trademarks, and designs) in the case of mergers and acquisitions.

BMH organises patent assignment and in a fiduciary capacity that of trademark rights (mortgage), as financing security.

BMH accompanies luxury ready-to-wear clothing companies, on international contracts for their market expansions (jewellery).

BMH participates in the creation of European economic interest groups for the marketing of public datas (copyright, competition law), in the elaboration of European Commission financed projects (automatic translation of press releases), or in Cyber cafés.

BMHintervenes in international negotiations incidental to copyright and Internet on behalf of member states of the European Community.

BMH defines with its clients, the strategy to adopt in case of litigation, represents its clients at the French and European Community level throughout copyright infringement and unfair competition proceedings, and arranges for conservatory measures (seizure) for evidence purpose.

BMH takes charge of the disputes relating to trademark and domain name passing off.

BMH in favour of alternative dispute settlement methods, assists its clients throughout the mediation and/or arbitration phases.

BMH is concerned with its clients' image (freedom of the press, defamation, right of reply).