At Charles Law Chambers, we understand that intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets our clients possess. Whether you are an individual innovator, a start-up, or a multinational corporation, your ideas, brands, designs, and creations drive growth, competitiveness, and success. Our role is to help you protect, manage, and unlock the full value of your intellectual property while safeguarding your reputation, image, and goodwill.

We have extensive expertise in the registration, protection, and enforcement of IP rights under the Zimbabwe Intellectual Property Organisation (ZIPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) systems, as well as internationally. Our team provides strategic, end-to-end solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients, from acquisition and licensing to litigation and enforcement.

Our Services Include:

1. Registration & Assignment of trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, and utility models.
2. Trademark Services: counselling, registration, prosecution, opposition, litigation, and portfolio management, locally, regionally, and internationally via the Madrid Protocol.
3. Patent & Utility Model Protection: registrations through ZIPO, ARIPO, and international filings via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
4. Copyright Protection: advisory on ownership, infringement, licensing, joint development, distribution, and fair use agreements.
5. IP Licensing & Commercialisation: drafting licensing, technology transfer, and assignment agreements to maximise value.
6. Software, IT & Digital Rights: including software development agreements, database rights, and protection of online content.
7. Domain Name Disputes & Cyber Squatting: representation and enforcement in cases involving generic and country-code top-level domains.
8. Trade Secrets & Confidential Information: safeguarding sensitive business information in today’s competitive and highly mobile environment.
9. IP Due Diligence & Audits: comprehensive assessments of IP portfolios to identify strengths, risks, and opportunities for optimisation.
10. IP Litigation & Enforcement: robust protection of rights against infringement through courts, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

At Charles Law Chambers, our dynamic IP team blends technical expertise, legal precision, and commercial insight to deliver strategic protection and enforcement that ensures your intellectual assets remain secure and profitable.

Whether you are creating, licensing, commercialising, or defending your intellectual property, we provide practical, innovative, and future-focused solutions designed to protect what you’ve built and maximise its value.