Noorsfield
Protecting, developing and defending your intangible assets: trade marks, patents, copyright, designs, domain names and trade secrets, in Belgium and internationally.
We assess the scope, stakes and documents of your matter before defining an engagement and its fees.
What creates your value is intangible; we protect it.
In this area, time often works against you. A few situations where every day counts:
We respond to your request within 24 business hours. Your communications are covered by professional secrecy, and the first consultation is defined in scope and deducted if a file is opened.
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A company's value often lies in its intangible assets. We connect their protection, exploitation and defence with your commercial strategy.
Trade mark, logo, invention, design, software or content: we identify the rights available, the registration steps (BOIP for the Benelux, EUIPO for the European Union, EPO for patents) and the priorities for your markets.
Licences, assignments, development agreements, intellectual property clauses in commercial and employment contracts: we secure ownership and the terms of exploitation.
Counterfeiting, free-riding, unauthorised use or an ownership dispute: we assess the evidence, the available measures (including descriptive seizure) and the courses of action before acting.
Who we advise
Companies and start-ups · Creators and authors · Trade mark and patent holders · Marketing and R&D departments
Protecting, exploiting and defending your rights are considered together, in conjunction with the firm's other areas of expertise where the matter requires it.
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We identify your creations, signs and know-how, their ownership and their current level of protection.
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Priority registrations, geographical scope, budget and timetable are weighed according to your markets.
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We oversee licences and assignments, monitor infringements and, where necessary, take appropriate action.
Gather the material describing your creations (visuals, technical descriptions, creation dates), existing registrations, relevant contracts and any correspondence relating to a dispute.
Do not attach confidential documents at this stage. We will agree with you how supporting documents should be shared.
Trade mark law is, in principle, based on registration. A Benelux, European or international filing confers, subject to conditions, an exclusive right for the goods and services covered.
No: protection in principle arises from the creation of an original work, without formalities. It is nevertheless advisable to keep evidence of the date of creation and authorship.
A trade mark protects a distinctive sign, a patent a technical invention, copyright an original creation. A single project may involve several of these rights.
Document the infringement and its date, avoid hasty public statements, and have the available measures, including descriptive seizure, assessed before taking action.
Through organised confidentiality measures (agreements, access restrictions, internal policies). Protection requires the information to remain secret and to be subject to reasonable measures.
Licence and assignment agreements form part of your commercial activity.
Infringement may fall under criminal law where the facts warrant it.
The use of data and content raises compliance questions.
The valuation of intellectual property and royalties has tax implications.
A trade mark to file, a licence agreement to negotiate or an infringement to stop? Describe your situation. We will review your rights and options before proposing an engagement.
Describe your situation and any known deadlines. Your request is reviewed within 24 business hours. This review period does not mean an urgent matter is taken on immediately.
Fees are provided only by quotation after assessment, in accordance with Article 446ter of the Belgian Judicial Code. An engagement letter is signed before any work begins. 21% VAT is added.
