A patent is a set of exclusive (monopoly) legal rights to use an invention as granted by a specific jurisdiction in exchange for a detailed public disclosure of the same invention.

Obtaining the patent rights involves interacting with patent offices and also making legally and commercially significant choices, some of which can start even before the official process of obtaining the patent rights starts.

It is thus important to understand the process of obtaining such rights and Jinn IP is well positioned to advise on and facilitate every step of such a process, both at national and international level.

A trademark is a recognizable sign, design, or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source. As such, registration of a trademark provides the proprietor with the means to protect its brand name and a tool to prevent copying and imitation.

Thanks to a strategic network of partners, Jinn IP can help to advise on validity of a trademark, obtain clearance searches, facilitate filing and prosecution of an application through to registration at a national and international level.

Design rights are available in variety of near equivalent exclusive legal rights, some of which require registration and some which do not. Design rights also vary in their legal significance in different countries.

Jinn IP, together with a strategic network of partners, can advise on the suitability of registering designs or other related rights, including what features of a design should be registered, and facilitate the filing of applications through to grant, both nationally and internationally.

In many business fields, IP rights already exist which may impede one's ability to trade in such a field.

Jinn IP can conduct searches to identify potentially relevant existing registered rights and offer advice on how to avoid falling foul of such rights.

Many businesses may find other parties, often direct competitors, own IP rights which impede their own business activities.

Occasionally such rights are not valid and IP systems now often provide convenient routes to invalidate such rights by other businesses to incentivize fair competition. When the IP right is valid, one can nonetheless neutralize and/or mitigate the effectiveness of such rights.

Jinn IP can advise on what is the most suitable approach to take in such a situation and, when suitable, take action to invalidate the right or neutralize the effectiveness of such a right.

Many IP rights require payment of renewal fees to maximize the duration of the right. Jinn IP, together with dedicated partners, can assist in paying such fees and reduce the administrative burden of such payments by facilitating the payment of all future renewal fees for a portfolio of rights.

IP rights are often involved in transactions and licensing agreements between businesses.

Jinn IP can advise on many aspects of such agreements, including the legality and the possible ramifications of such agreements.

Jinn IP is also able to facilitate the registration of such agreements with the relevant authorities as, and when, required by the law.