DM Acts Law Office’s Intellectual Property Law services include:

  • Advising clients on trademark, patent, copyright and other IP rights protection and enforcement in Ethiopia and elsewhere.
  • Assisting clients with trademark, patent and copyright registration, renewal, extension, and infringement analysis.
  • Advising clients on licensing, assignment and transfer of intellectual property rights.
  • Conducting investigation and litigation against breach of trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and other IP rights.
  • Conducting due diligence investigation in relation to merger and acquisitions of trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and other IP rights.
  • On behalf of clients, reporting and assisting police and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution against the violations of trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and other IP rights.
  • On behalf of clients, instituting civil suit against violations of trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret and other IP rights.
  • Enforcing IP rights through opposition, invalidation, cancellation and other means.
  • Working as IP Agent in Ethiopia, including trademark agent.
  • Reviewing the legality of intellectual property agreement in relation to Ethiopian, foreign state and international laws.
  • Drafting intellectual property agreements in alignment with national, foreign and international legal standards.
  • Representing clients in intellectual property disputes dispute in courts, arbitration or other labour tribunals.