Intellectual Property & Technology

Intellectual property and technology assets are central to modern business value. Brands, software, content, data, confidential information, proprietary processes and technology-enabled products can determine how a business competes, scales, raises investment, enters partnerships and protects its market position.

JMJ Partners advises clients on the legal and commercial issues that arise in the creation, ownership, protection, licensing, transfer, enforcement and commercial use of intellectual property and technology assets. Our work covers trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, technology contracts, software arrangements, licensing, commercialisation, data protection, cybersecurity, anti-counterfeiting and IP-related disputes.

We support clients at different stages of business activity: from early brand protection and contract structuring to portfolio management, regulatory compliance, technology transactions, enforcement strategy and dispute resolution.

We assist clients in identifying the intellectual property and technology rights that require protection, documenting ownership properly and structuring the legal arrangements needed to commercialise or defend those rights. This includes support with intellectual property portfolio management, trademark protection, copyright advisory, trade-secret protection, technology licensing, software and IT contracts, data protection and IP enforcement.

We also advise businesses where intellectual property and technology issues intersect with commercial transactions. This may include technology-transfer arrangements, software development projects, reseller arrangements, platform terms, data-sharing arrangements, joint ventures, commercialisation agreements, investment due diligence, brand licensing and business acquisitions.

Where disputes arise, we support clients with enforcement, opposition, infringement, anti-counterfeiting, breach of confidentiality, misappropriation and related contentious matters.

A business’s brand and intellectual property portfolio should be protected before value is exposed to avoidable risk. We advise on trademark searches, filings, renewals, modifications, portfolio maintenance, ownership records and enforcement strategy.

For businesses operating across product lines, jurisdictions or digital channels, we assist in organising intellectual property assets into a practical portfolio that supports commercial use, licensing, investment, franchising, enforcement and future expansion.

Technology transactions require careful documentation of ownership, scope of use, permitted access, deliverables, warranties, restrictions, confidentiality, data obligations, support commitments and exit rights.

JMJ Partners advises on technology licensing, software development, IT services, SaaS, platform, reseller, joint venture, commercialisation and related agreements. We focus on helping clients define what is being transferred or licensed, who owns improvements, what restrictions apply, how data is handled and what remedies are available if performance or rights become disputed.

This work is particularly important for founders, software companies, digital platforms, technology vendors, institutional users, investors and businesses contracting for digital transformation or outsourced technology services.

We advise clients on copyright ownership, use, licensing, infringement and exploitation of creative and commercial content. This includes written works, audiovisual content, software code, digital products, marketing assets, training content, media works and other copyright-protected materials.

We also support clients in documenting ownership and usage rights where content is created by employees, consultants, agencies, developers, contractors or collaborators. This is particularly important where the client intends to commercialise, license, publish, distribute, adapt or monetise the work.

Many business assets are not registered rights but confidential information: source code, technical processes, commercial strategy, customer information, pricing models, algorithms, designs, product roadmaps and internal systems.

We advise clients on legal structures for protecting trade secrets and confidential information, including confidentiality agreements, employment and consultant IP provisions, access controls, internal policies and contractual restrictions on use and disclosure.

Where technology products involve personal data, cybersecurity or cross-border data flows, we also advise on related privacy and data-protection issues in coordination with our Cybersecurity & Data Protection practice.

Intellectual property rights require active protection. We assist clients with disputes involving trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade-secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality, unauthorised use of technology assets, domain-name issues, licensing disputes and anti-counterfeiting concerns.

Our work may include enforcement strategy, demand letters, opposition and cancellation proceedings, regulatory or agency engagement, investigations, litigation support and settlement negotiations.

For brand owners and product businesses, we also assist with anti-counterfeiting strategy, including coordination with relevant agencies where market-facing infringement or counterfeit products require formal intervention.

Intellectual property and technology issues often arise alongside broader commercial and regulatory questions. A technology company may need trademark protection, software agreements, data-protection compliance, investor due diligence and employment IP assignments at the same time. A content business may need copyright documentation, licensing arrangements, advertising review and enforcement support. A manufacturing or trading business may require brand protection, anti-counterfeiting action and commercial distribution agreements.

Our approach is to treat intellectual property not as an isolated registration exercise, but as part of the client’s wider commercial strategy. We consider how rights are created, who owns them, how they are used, how they are monetised, how they are protected and how they affect transactions, partnerships and disputes.