This practice area focuses on trademarks, patents, domain names, licensing law, trade secrets, entertainment and competition law. We provide legal advisory services to clients relating to the development, processing, protecting and enforcing of their intellectual property rights.
Cameroon hosts the head office of the African Intellectual Property Rights Organization (OAPI), and Akkum, Akkum & Associates LLP is honored to be an accredited Agent with the Organization. We are among the top firms in Intellectual Property Rights as evidenced by our outstanding multiple International awards won in this category of law.
This practice area also includes briefs and instructions that are common in the entertainment, media and sport sectors ranging from protecting creative rights of artists at an infantile stage; advising on brand protection and licensing; validity and infringement matters; filing trademark applications, including renewals and cancellations; review and negotiation of contracts for managers, publicists, record labels, film studios, artistes and sports men and women, sports club; performing searches at the Trademark registry; tax issues; legal representation at all dispute resolution fora; domain registration; advice and facilitation of prosecution regarding copyright infringement and conducting opposition proceedings.
Our deep professional experience and expertise in Dispute Resolution and Commercial Law combined with our understanding of the workings of the Cameroonian entertainment and media industry enhances our capacity to provide timely legal solutions to nagging issues in the Industry.
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
- We are a leading firm in Intellectual Property Rights as seen in our bulk daily filings at the OAPI
- We continue to successfully represent clients in filings, oppositions and also on appeal at the High Commission
- Representing a royalty collecting society in actions to enforce their rights against competitors.
- Advised a Cameroonian Content Provider on its cross – border agency transaction with a US/Europe based global entertainment corporation;
- Advised a multinational entity on technology transfer and distribution transaction with a US based manufacturer.
- Handled a case involving the enforcement of intellectual property rights through Anton Pillar orders and claims for accounts of profit, injunction and damages by a multinational building material manufacturer.
- Advised on an international transaction involving exclusive franchise agency and distribution of protected goods in US, China and Europe.
- Regularly advised several entities in China, Europe and USA on intellectual property protection, administration and enforcement in the OAPI zone
- Routinely advised on registration, licensing, set up, tax and regulatory compliance services in IT, telecommunication, entertainment concerns.
- Advised on a wide range of sporting and performance contracts between clubs and organization performances, talent development, project sponsorship and management.
- Advised on agency management and promotional arrangements involving artists, sports persons, entertainers and their partners
