Confidentiality Deeds and Intellectual Property Licenses

Confidentiality Deed

What is a Confidentiality Deed?
A Confidentiality Deed is a legal contract that protects confidential information from being revealed to third parties.

Why might I need a Confidentiality Deed?
A Confidentiality Deed protects the owner of the confidential information from others disclosing or using it without authority to do so.

For example, a business owner may wish to protect their

- Client lists
- Business systems
- Financial information
- Sensitive information
- Commercially valuable information
- Trade secrets
- Consequences of not having a Confidentiality Deed

If Confidential Information is not protected by a Confidentiality Deed, there is little to prevent third parties from using that information.

Further, should you consider something to be a piece of sensitive or valuable Confidential Information, yet you do not protect it; the value of the information will be seen as diminished, and your rights to recover damages or a remedy from Court are weakened.

Confidentiality Deed offers protection

Having a Confidentiality Deed in place protects such information because it gives the owner of the Confidential Information the right to sue the party whom has disclosed or used the information for damages, by way of breach of contract.

For example, a business owner can prevent former employees from unauthorised use of any Confidential Information that the former employee was exposed or privilege to during their employment. Should a former employee use or disclose Confidential Information, the business owner has recourse to sue the former employee for damages under the Confidentiality Deed.

At GJA Law we understand the nature of Confidential Information, and the importance of it to you and your business. We can create a Confidentiality Deed that will protect your Confidential Information and thus, your business.

You can protect the assets and energy you put into the compilation of valuable Confidential Information with a properly constructed Confidentiality Deed from GJA Law.

Contact us now to arrange for your Deed

Intellectual Property Licenses

What Is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual Property is the idea, or ‘intellect of the mind,’ that belongs to you as is therefore, your property.

This could be a design for example. For businesses, this could be an original idea or a business strategy.

Why do I need to Register my Intellectual Property?
Registering your Intellectual Property means that you will own the rights to it.

This means that, should a party use your Intellectual Property without your permission, you have legal recourse to sue for damages or to prevent unauthorised use of the property.

Registering your Intellectual Property means that you have control over the use of it by others.

Without Registration of your Intellectual Property you may encounter difficulty at Common Law in proving that the Intellectual Property belongs to you, and has been used by you in the past as an un-registered form of Intellectual Property.

What is an Intellectual Property License?
The “Licensor” is the owner of the License, and thus the rights attached to the Intellectual Property.
The Licensor can grant permission to another (“a licensee”) to use their Intellectual Property.

The benefits of a License are that you retain ownership of the Property, but enter an Agreement to allow others to use in exchange for royalty payments or a fee.

You remain in control of your Intellectual Property because you can dictate the terms under which your Intellectual Property is used.

Intellectual Property at GJA Law
At GJA Law we understand the nature of Intellectual Property, and the importance of it to you and your business. We can help you to obtain Registration of your Intellectual Property and thus gain legal ownership and protection your Intellectual Property and thus, your business.

Obtaining the legal rights of ownership for your Intellectual Property may involve various different aspects of Intellectual Property law. It is essential to encompass all areas that affect your Intellectual Property in order to gain full protection.

You can protect the idea and energy you put into the compilation of valuable Intellectual Property with help from GJA Law. GJA Law will address all areas of Intellectual Property Law that affects your Intellectual Property in order to obtain Registration and full protection for you.

GJA Law can make an Agreement by which you License you Intellectual Property to others in exchange for a fee or royalty payments.

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