OBIS

OBIS is short for Online Branding and In-house Service. This is a solution for businesses wanting the benefits of their own General Counsel, but who do not yet have a sufficiently predictable, high volume of legal work to justify adding an experienced expert lawyer to the payroll.

Using OBIS gives you the administrative and risk management benefits of your own dedicated General Counsel without the associated overhead fixed costs. 

What type of businesses is OBIS suitable for?

OBIS is particularly suitable if you have a lot of IP related work – as you would if you are in the creative industries or operate an online business, or have a portfolio of patents, trade marks or designs. Then your core day to day legal work would require expertise in intellectual property rights to safeguard the investment in your brands, innovation, and creative output.

Just as it is possible to have staff working for you from their homes, so using our OBIS service you get access to your own dedicated legal resource without the need to have a lawyer sitting physically in your offices. 

Using virtual meetings we are able to review documents with you, and “meet” one or more people at a time to discuss projects.  We are confident you will find our solutions almost as good as having us physically located in your offices. 

How Much Does OBIS cost?

Once we understand your likely legal requirements we agree a retainer to cover the handling of your core legal work, identifying cost effective solutions for outsourcing the rest.
 
If, like many businesses, you currently use the services of several legal professionals, such as trade mark and patent attorneys to manage your IP portfolios, commercial lawyers to review and draft agreements, IP lawyers for any infringement, or compliance issues, employment lawyers, and so on, you are likely to experience an immediate administrative benefit by rationalizing the firms you use. 

Also as a result of the efficiency savings on your current legal spend you will reduce your overall legal expenditure, while seeing an improvement in your risk management. If there are professionals you are currently using who you would like to continue to consult we may even be able to identify cost savings for you with those providers.

Why Azrights?

As well as being an Intellectual Property and technology law firm with depth of expertise in areas of the law that are of central importance to IP based industries, the founder of  Azrights, Shireen Smith, was an in-house lawyer at media organisation Reuters for 5 years.  As a lawyer with an in-house background, she is well placed to oversee your legal services and put in place an effective team to deliver a practical, effective service. 

We understand that clients are looking for swift solutions to problems, and do not want lawyers who give long explanations of the law, and sit on the fence instead of offering practical help in reaching decisions.

As a firm that handles trade mark and patent registration work, and has a very effective IP dispute resolution resource, Azrights is well placed to consolidate the various functions in which you currently obtain advice and support, and eliminate the associated administrative and other overheads.

It’s likely we will be able to suggest cost savings should you have a substantial portfolio of domains or trade marks

To find out whether OBIS may suit your business submit an enquiry. 

All OBIS clients get a Brand Strategy Consultation completely free. The Consultation is invaluable to securing the long term growth and prosperity of your business. It includes a review of your brand strategy, and procedures for new name selection, and can include a review of any trade mark applications you yourself intend to file.  

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What Next?

If you need legal work please call us on +44 (0)20 7700 1414 or if you prefer send us an enquiry using the form below. Depending on your requirements we may suggest a free meeting. This is often the best way to assess whether we would be the right firm for you, and to understand the work involved, your priorities, attitude to risk, and desired timescales.