Extraordinary Legal and Technical Experience Intellectual Property Law Firm
Practice Areas
Our Practice in Intellectual Property Law
Our practice is based on each attorney having several years of experience in both the law and technology. Our senior attorneys prepare applications for our clients themselves, without the use of lower level associates to do the majority of the work, as is the case in the model used by many of the large law firms today. By putting our senior attorneys directly to work for our clients, we deliver an outstanding level of strategic counsel and the highest quality patent applications, issued patents and legal opinions.
Patent Prosecution
Patent prosecutors combine technical expertise with legal and business acumen. Our attorneys have succeeded as vice presidents, directors of engineering, program managers, and design engineers in multiple engineering disciplines and as in-house counsel to technology corporations. We bring our technical prowess and our legal expertise advising clients of all sizes to build robust patent portfolios that build revenue, protect innovations, and complement business growth strategies.
Patent Counseling, Opinion, Due Diligence
Any patent must integrate into a patent portfolio strategy that complements a business strategy. Our attorneys provide guidance on potential infringement and advise on asserting patent assets from defending client patents to actively investigating potential infringers. We analyze patents to determine validity and enforceability to allow companies to protect patent assets.
Patent Portfolio Management
Patent assets are business assets and should contribute to the bottom line. Our attorneys have built patent portfolios that generate millions in revenue each year and continue to grow as the business grows. We advise on strategic management of patent portfolios to guide businesses in filing patents on new technologies, licensing patent portfolios for new revenue streams, expanding patent portfolios through strategic growth and purchase, as well as maintaining value by selling patents as technology needs move into new technologies.
Trademarks
Every company builds a brand to stand out from the competition and distinguish their products and services. Logos, slogans, and content all form key components of a branding strategy and are the product of time, energy, and creativity that deserve protection. Our attorneys have guided trademark registration and branding efforts for companies of all sizes, from household names to start ups, guiding each to present their brand and grow that brand over the years.
Copyrights
Copyright law protection isn’t just for artists, it’s also for software developers, database creators, social media content creators, musicians, artists, photographers, videographers, authors, and architects. We register and maintain copyright registrations for artists, authors, and creators and also advise on licensing, fair use, and misuse of copyrighted works.
Trade Secret
Some secrets should be kept – and trade secret protection may be advisable for some innovations. With changes in legislation and court cases, such as Alice, companies are taking a look at what to patent and what to protect as a trade secret. Trade secret protection complements patent protection, and our attorneys advise companies on protecting sensitive business information. Our advice includes mapping technologies and trade secrets and guidance on appropriate security measures.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Intellectual property plays an important role in mergers and acquisitions because patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets form a significant part of the value of a company. Crafting a strategy for a merger, divestiture, or acquisition of intellectual property assets requires an understanding of the value of those assets, what terms should be in the transaction document, and resolving issues with each asset. We have guided patent portfolio sales, divestitures, and mergers and know what our clients need to know to accomplish their goals for the transaction.