The Max Bitel Greene LLP brand protection team is highly experienced in dealing with contentious matters where client’s intellectual property rights are being exploited. The need for brand protection advice has continued to expand rapidly due to the fast paced developments in interactive multimedia and the Internet. Our team is adept in advising upon matters such as trade mark, patent and design right applications, website development and management agreements and all IT related transactions. Following the widespread introduction of digital technology, there has been an explosion in electronic commerce. This has resulted in a spiraling number of disputes over the registration and use of domain names. Our team has great success recovering domain names for clients that infringe their intellectual property rights, using the Dispute Resolution Policy adopted by ICAAN. Key Areas of work include: • Protection and exploitation of Intellectual property rights • Copyright, Moral Rights, Performers Rights, Database Rights • Trademark, Design Right and Patent enforcement and application • Anti-Infringement Programs (please see our Sports section) • Protection of reputation and goodwill • Image Rights • Passing Off • Domain Names • Breach of Confidentiality link: Sports • Litigation • Company Commercial • Property • Wills & Probate • Employment • Insolvency • Landlord & Tenant • Matrimonial • Brand Protection