Intellectual Property

In current competitive business environment, a company’s success largely depends on protection of its Intellectual Property rights.  Intellectual Property is the identity and most valuable asset of major successful businesses around the globe. Many businesses suffer as to duplication and illegal use of their intellectual property rights in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has adopted several legislations for protection of intellectual property; and is committed to perform its international obligations as a member of World Intellectual Property Organization and World Trade Organization.  At Shajjan & Associates, we offer a full range of consultation, registration, and litigation services in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets. We represent our clients in infringement cases, and handle acquisition, enforcement and exploitation of their IP rights efficiently and cost effectively.

1. Copyright: Our attorneys will represent you in all aspects of copyright issues, if you hold extensive copyright portfolio, or if you are in process of developing your portfolio. Our lawyers will help you identify, protect, maintain, and enforce your rights in creative works whether written works, computer programs, software development, works of art, or other original works of authorship. We offer a full range of copyright services including due diligence; copyright registration; assignment and recordation of copyright ownership; enforcement; and licensing agreements.
2. Trademark: Our Attorneys will represent you in obtaining, protecting, and enforcing trademarks. We will assist in every level to secure and protect your trademark including:  search services for trademark clearance, preparing your application and complete registration process with ACBR-IP; represent you in trademark licensing and monitoring use of your trademarks by others; and provide the best legal solution or advice for maintenance and enforcement of your brand.
3. Trade Secret: Proprietary confidential information is of utmost importance to market value of businesses. Survival and “know-how” of companies may be endangered if proprietary confidential information is not handled properly and as a result leaked to competitors by employees or contractors. Our attorneys will assist you to identify and evaluate valuable confidential business assets and skillfully draft effective business policies such as non-disclosure agreements to protect those assets and maintain secrecy of valuable confidential information from competitors.
4. Patent: Protecting valuable inventions in a highly competitive business landscape has become increasingly complex. Our attorneys will help you at every stage of the patent process, from procurement to enforcement. Our patent practice includes patent prosecution, due diligence, registration, licensing, enforcement, post registration proceedings.