Apex Law Chamber advises manufacturers, industrial businesses, hydropower and renewable energy developers, contractors and infrastructure investors on protecting and commercialising the technology, designs and know-how their operations depend on.
For manufacturers, we help protect inventions through patents, product appearance through industrial design registration, and processes and formulas as trade secrets, and we act against copied products and counterfeit parts. We also advise on original equipment, contract manufacturing and supply arrangements where one party makes products to another’s design or specification.
Energy and infrastructure projects commonly depend on imported technology, specialist contractors and joint ventures. We advise on technology transfer and licensing, the intellectual property and confidentiality terms of engineering, procurement and construction contracts, and the ownership of designs, data and improvements created during a project.
Our Manufacturing, Energy & Infrastructure work includes
- Patent protection for inventions, processes and technical improvements
- Industrial design registration for products and components
- Trade secret and confidentiality programmes for know-how and formulas
- Technology transfer, know-how and licensing agreements
- Contract manufacturing, OEM and supply agreements
- Intellectual property terms in construction, engineering and joint venture contracts
- Action against copied products and counterfeit parts