I want to protect my creativity. What solutions are available to me?
Do you work in the creative sector? Are you a designer, web designer, software developer, architect, marketing specialist, writer, performer, etc., wishing to protect and market the results of your creative work? Are you interested in licensing your work or seeking tax optimisation in the field of intellectual property and copyright? Are you looking for funding for your project and wanting to share your idea with potential investors or partners in complete confidentiality?
The aim of copyright protection is to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative piece of work, but not the idea itself. It covers a wide range of intellectual creations, such as literary, artistic, educational, or musical works, software, databases, etc.
In principle, an intellectual creation does not have to be registered through a specific administrative procedure or any other formality in order to be protected: once the work has been created, copyright protection is automatically granted if it meets the necessary conditions. However, in some countries, registration procedures are necessary in order to obtain copyright protection.
Design protection can cover a wide range of products, provided that their appearance is new and they have individual character. The protected visual appearance may consist of the lines, contours, colours, shapes, textures and/or materials of the products concerned.
The appearance of a product can be valuable because it differentiates your business from your competitors and gives consumers an incentive to make a purchase. Investing in design protection is therefore a sure way of increasing the value of your company and your products.
Our team will advise and assist you from the very start of the creation process, through all stages and procedures, including assessing originality/novelty, conducting preliminary searches and defending your rights against counterfeiters.
Our experts are here to support you.
Raymond Bindels
Raymond has extensive expertise in the field of legal consulting, particularly in intellectual property, data protection and ICT-related issues.
After graduating in law from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), he began his legal career at the Bar of Liège (Belgium) where he advised clients in the fields of business law, human rights and European law. Alongside his work as a lawyer, he worked as an assistant in the civil procedure law department at the Catholic University of Louvain for two years.
