Brands and Marketing

Brands are of one of the most important assets of pub, bar and restaurant businesses operating in a competitive trading environment.

Where consumers are highly image conscious and where customer loyalty is fiercely fought over, making sure your brands are properly exploited and protected is essential, as is enforcement where your intellectual property is infringed.

Ensuring your promotions do not fall foul of watchdogs, such as Portman and the ASA, is another area sure to exercise the minds of your marketing teams. Getting it wrong can result not only in big fines, but also in damage to the reputation of your brand.

We can assist with:

• Trademarks, copyright and patents – registration, portfolio management, protection
• Managing and exploiting intellectual property rights
• Handling intellectual property infringement and ownership disputes
• Getting e-commerce/on-line trading right
• Keeping to data protection laws
• Dealing with domain name disputes
• Advice on promotional activity

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