Our firm offers comprehensive intellectual property services, specializing in portfolio management and patent and trademark conflict avoidance. We manage large-scale global portfolios for Fortune 500 companies, providing strategic planning, budget assistance, and portfolio optimization. With decades of expertise, we navigate our clients through every step, including product development, international IP protection, and complex licensing agreements, ensuring innovations are protected and maximized worldwide.
We are experts in every aspect of the patent application process, from the initial concept of the invention to the payment of the issue fee. Through decades of experience in innumerable technologies and scientific disciplines, we are ready for virtually any invention that comes across our desk.
Analyze whether IP is patentable and investigate for potential infringements.
Drafting and submitting applications, as well as representing inventors at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
When warranted, we request that the USPTO’s Patent and Trial Appeal Board review the application.
Negotiation, drafting and finalizing agreements for licensing, joint development, and confidentiality.
Managing and defending challenges to patent validity.
Initiating and resolving patent litigation by navigating the nuances of local and international laws and regulations.
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The appearance of a product is often as integral to its success as its function. We have obtained design protection for products as diverse as automotive replacement parts, bottles, jewelry, and furniture.
Obtaining, securing and defending design patents in the U.S.
U.S.-based and international design application under the Hague Agreement.
We understand that trademarks are crucial to a company’s identity and a primary way to communicate value to your audience. Though first use of a trademark usually confers ownership, it will not empower you to defend it—and trademarks should never be taken for granted. We know how to identify and define your trademark assets, and we are seasoned in what it takes to guard them, from applications to litigation.
Conducting worldwide searches and investigations through trusted third-party specialists to avoid conflict and confirm trademark validity.
Applying for and obtaining evidence of ownership for federal trademark registrations.
Maintenance of trademark registrations.
Recording with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Drafting agreements for licensing, joint use, and consent.
Asserting, challenging, and resolving trademark litigation, including cease-and-desist notices.
Initiating or defending opposition proceedings with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Ownership of an original work is automatically conferred to its author. However, with many creations, the originality of your idea may be challenged and hard to defend. Preventing and responding to infringements is more difficult if you have not properly registered your idea and communicated your claim to the public. Our attorneys have proven records in defending copyrights.
Preparing and filing domestic registrations for the creator’s original work.
Responding to rejections with additional legal arguments or supplementary information that supports the legitimacy of the copyright.
Guidance and negotiation through the copyright licensing process and initiating and resolving copyright litigation.
A trade secret is knowledge that has value to you because no other company has it. Trade secrets can have a perpetual term, but there is an ever-present risk that a competitor may independently develop, patent, and use your trade secret. Our expert team can identify and enforce trade secret misappropriation cases.
Review business information to identify and isolate valuable and confidential information.
Advise clients on the best methods for the safe keeping of trade secret information.
Advise clients on the best methods for the safe keeping of trade secret information.
Whatever stage of the IP process you find yourself in, we have a dedicated team of attorneys with a wide array of experience. Reach out to one of our department specialists today to find the best fit for your needs.
