Julius & Creasy

Introduction

Julius & Creasy is a Civil law firm established in the year 1879. With its 145-year history, Julius & Creasy is one of the oldest law firms in Sri Lanka. Its reputation is one that has been built on rich tradition as well as the calibre of professionals passing through its corridors. The firm offers an extensive range of full legal services in the fields of Corporate, Commercial, Banking, Insurance, Tax, Property and Construction, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Shipping, Maritime and Admiralty, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Employment Law.

Values

Julius & Creasy is committed to serving the interests of clients by providing high quality legal services built upon a foundation of the highest ethical standards and integrity laid by the founding partners of the Firm – V A Julius and Harry Creasy, two British Solicitors.

Julius & Creasy aims to provide creative yet practical advice with a business oriented, problem-solving approach tailored to meet the specific needs and businesses of each client.

Determination, commitment to providing high quality legal services, teamwork and a process of continuous learning and improvement constitute important facets of the work culture. Julius & Creasy nurtures the best talent and allow outstanding individuals to thrive, whilst encouraging teamwork and high standards of professionalism and technical excellence.

With the history Julius & Creasy prides itself in upholding traditional values whilst rising to meet the challenges of changing times and looking to the future.

True to the values adhered to by its founding partners, the Firm continues to assist the community in contributing towards its social and economic development by readily providing assistance and resources to deserving causes.

Scope of Work

Specialist departments provide a full range of legal services. In this way, expertise in the relevant practice areas is consolidated and expanded. Specialization of technical and legal skills enables experienced lawyers to innovate solutions for niche-within-niche markets, keeping them at the avant-garde of the profession. Typically, clients have one point of contact for the duration of a particular brief. However, the expertise and experience of the whole practice will be resourced in making astute analyses and providing definitive advice to give clients a competitive edge.

The Intellectual Property Division

The Intellectual Property division of the firm advises on diverse areas ranging from patent, trademark, copyright, industrial designs, domain names, involving sundry fields such as biotechnology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, computers, software, media, entertainment etc. Our clients represent numerous multinational companies, which include a majority of the Fortune 500 companies. We also act for several leading Sri Lankan conglomerates. We are regularly instructed by some of the leading Trademark Agents in the UK, USA, EC, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and India.

We undertake a full range of enforcement, management and transactional matters. We advise foreign and local clients on the registration, clearance, protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property rights, as well as manage and co-ordinate our clients’ Intellectual Property portfolios in Sri Lanka. We represent clients before the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO) in respect of application, registration, ex parte and/or opposition inquiry, recording of assignment, recording of license, renewal of registration etc. of trademarks/patents or industrial designs to overcome objections. We also undertake Intellectual Property audits and due diligence exercises and also file trademark applications with the Sri Lanka Customs. We also attend to all IP enforcement.

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