Intellectual Property
Overview
Intellectual property today represents one of the most valuable assets for companies, innovative startups, creative professionals, and players in the digital economy. Trademarks, creative works, designs, know-how, and technologies form a fundamental part of a company’s economic value and require effective legal protection at both national and international level.
Clovers assists Italian and international companies, innovative businesses, authors, photographers, artists, and operators in the creative industries in the protection, management, and enhancement of intellectual property rights.
The Firm provides legal advice in the areas of copyright, trademarks, design, trade secrets, and anti-counterfeiting, supporting clients throughout the entire lifecycle of IP rights: from the creation and registration of rights, to the structuring of commercial exploitation agreements, and up to judicial enforcement in the event of infringement.
Our practice integrates expertise in copyright law, trademark law, and IP litigation, with an approach focused on the protection of intangible assets and their commercial enhancement in both domestic and international markets.
Clovers provides legal assistance across all major areas of intellectual property law, supporting companies, authors, and economic operators in the management and exploitation of IP rights.
Our main areas of activity include:
protection and management of trademarks and distinctive signs
registration of designs and models and management of IP portfolios
legal advice on copyright matters
protection of know-how and trade secrets
drafting and negotiation of IP licensing and assignment agreements
management of trademark and intellectual property portfolios
enforcement against counterfeiting and unfair competition
intellectual property litigation (IP litigation)
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