OZ Legal Consultancy

Trademarks are in use to sell goods and services that are protectable by the way of a registration procedure and provide a potentially perpetual monopoly right. The aesthetic shape and way a product is designed is also protectable via registered design protection for a limited period of time. Then there is copyright which lasts during the lifetime of the creator and for a period after their death, and which arises automatically on the creation of such products as music, artwork, works of literature or reference, databases, and web pages.

We have built a stellar reputation of protecting our clients’ intellectual property assets. Our experience is broad and includes assisting businesses with acquiring, protecting and using IP such as brands, copyright, designs, databases and confidential information. The firm has also gathered experience in handling Trademark matters, assisting with licensing and other commercial agreements in this regard. Work in the trademark area includes: assisting clients with the selection of new product names, registering trademarks, defending or objecting to new trademark applications and suing those who use clients’ trademarks without consent – known as enforcement.

Our key areas of expertise include: Trademarks, Designs, Copyright, Database rights, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition and Transactional IP.

Our services in realising and protecting the aforementioned IP rights include:
Searching domestic, European and international registers of trademarks and registered designs to establish ownership of existing rights or the potential to register new rights;
Taking all steps to protect clients’ interests by trademarks and registered designs, appeal unfavourable decisions, attack decisions that benefit others but harm our client;
Writing letters to require that third parties desist from carrying out infringing activities or risk litigation for damages and an injunction;
Drafting commercial agreements between owners of IP rights and those who want to use the protected invention, design or artistic work. Our experience is in drafting documents that will grant a licence for use.

In our experience, we have come to find that in providing exemplary IP services increasingly requires close collaboration with other specialists in areas such as IT, media, competition, telecommunications, life sciences and employment. Given our strategic partnerships in both the United Kingdom and Turkey, our firm has been able to establish such contacts to ensure that we remain updated of the most current and evolving IP practices.

The global real estate industry is evolving in response to the changing needs of property investors and users. New investors are moving into real estate from other investment areas, bringing with them fresh ideas and diverse requirements. From our interactions with stakeholders in both the English and Turkish market, we have noted that property development in all sectors and asset classes are transforming skylines and landscapes in both mature and developing economies. In response to this shift, our firm offers market-leading advice across a range of practice areas where real estate is at the center of the transaction. As real estate deals are becoming ever more complex, they have evolved to include cross border, highly structured and involve sophisticated financing arrangements.

OZ Legal Consultancy is ideally placed to advice on these sorts of transactions with our specialist real estate capability across various expertise in finance and well-resourced network of partners and agents. From this exposure, we have developed a specialism within this field, such as residential conveyancing, mortgage lending and property finance, social housing and hotels sector.

We are relied on by developers, owners, private and institutional investors, corporates, lenders and underwriters in both jurisdictions to understand industry trends and their impact on business, we assist them to navigate the complexities of the markets in which they currently or plan to operate. Clients trust us to manage the intricacies of their transactions. To fulfil this expectation, we synthesize legal and commercial knowledge to provide them with counsel that translates into successful outcomes.

Our work includes zoning and land use analyses, negotiation of design and construction agreements, formation of partnerships and limited liability companies, acquisitions and dispositions, financing (including restructurings and workouts), leasing transactions and providing related tax, environmental, and bankruptcy advice.

Although much of our practice involves commercial real estate transactions between private parties, we have limited experience in matters involving local agencies. The experience we have immersed has included exposure to unique aspects of real estate such as, government permits, acquisition of government-owned property, government approvals, government funding and financing agreements.