In the sphere of copyright and industrial rights, VKP provides legal assistance for trademarks, industrial and utility designs, and the protection of intellectual property rights. In particular, VKP provides authors with legal support, expertise and assistance in protecting their rights and protected interests, and co-operates with experts both at home and abroad including research establishments. This mainly builds on the considerable professional and practical knowledge and experience of former senior partner in VKP Milan Váňa, in the rights of authors and performing artists, their royalties and tax issues, the work of professional organisations of authors and performing artists, the settlement of copyright disputes, and copyright contracts.