Patents

Patents are limited monopolies granted to inventors for disclosing to the public their novel innovations. Patents give the patentee the right to exclude others from "making, using, offering for sale, or selling" the invention in the United States or "importing" the invention into the United States...

Trademarks

A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A Service Mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product...

Copyright

A copyright is a form of intellectual property protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works...

Litigation

In addition to obtaining protection for your intellectual property, so also is enforcing them. The importance of protecting those rights is growing at a fierce rate. Our litigation experience enables us to utilize our strength and conviction in protecting our clients' intellectual property rights; as well as the ability to provide an up-front, informed decision on whether litigation is appropriate. Because litigation is always a last resort, we make an appropriate settlement our first priority so that you can get back to doing what you do best – running your business...

Business Law

Commercial law regulates corporate contracts, hiring practices, and the manufacture and sales of consumer goods. As an intellectual property law firm, we are able to provide businesses with a well-rounded perspective of all of their commercial assets in addition to providing them the assurances that their business is protected through its contracts and best practices.

Licensing

What is an intellectual property license? A license gives a person or entity permission to use all or part of an intellectual property (software, movies, inventions, musical works, trademarks, and etc.) However, there are numerous questions that must be asked before you license or agree to a license involving intellectual property...

Internet Law

Internet or, "Cyber Law,” continues to be an emerging field of law as new issues in cyberspace arise. Oftentimes, internet-related issues are intertwined with other important rights such as intellectual property, freedom of speech, or right to privacy. These can include such issues such as domain name ownership, disputes concerning online auctions, trademark rights in advertising, online license agreements, to name a few...

Due Dilligence

If you are involved in an acquisition, divestiture of assets, or merger it is important that both buyers and sellers give appropriate attention to the intellectual property (IP) assets involved in the transaction. Intellectual property is no longer a side issue but is oftentimes the key component for consummation of acquiring a business ...

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