1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

2. LICENSING and CONTRACTS

3. MEDIA LAW

4. COMPETITION LAW

5. BUSINESS LAW

6. LITIGATION

7. BRAZILIAN LAW

8. ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN COURT DECISIONS

SOARES & AVILA PEREIRA is able to provide services in this field of law in Brazil, and Spain and Mercosur. Our services are as follows:

1.1 Intellectual Property rights.

• National and international patent registration
• National, international and community trademarks registration
• Computer law and software protection
• Designs and related rights
• Other rights: books, drawings, songs, photographs, etc.
• Litigation

1.2 Information technology

• Protection of websites and contents – copyright.
• Domain names disputes
• e-commerce - General online terms, link, hosting and other agreements, digital signature,
• Regulation of databases
• Online advertising and Internet performances
  

1.3 Other related services

• Publishing, production and distribution agreements; exploitation agreements
• Administration of artists’ and authors’ rights
• Databases registration

Apart of the services as legal counsellors, Soares & Avila Pereira is able to provided Mediation services on intellectual property rights and commercial disputes.

1.4 Criminal Law associated to Intellectual Property rights.

SOARES & AVILA PEREIRA provides legal services in criminal law related to intellectual property rights only.