Intellectual Property

In today’s Internet driven marketplace, even local businesses have global reach. A well-developed intellectual property strategy is critical not only for protection but to leverage today’s most valuable asset — intellectual capital. 

Using our multidisciplinary approach, we draw on our core practice areas to provide integrated services to companies in traditional and information-driven industries to protect and leverage their intellectual assets.

We advise and assist clients on the following intellectual property matters:

Trademarks

• Availability of trademarks for use
• Federal and state trademark registration
• Monitoring and protecting trademarks
• Adverse proceedings and litigation of trademark matters
• Leveraging trademarks through licensing agreements

Copyrights

• Use of actual events in film and literary work projects
• Federal copyright registration
• Monitoring and protection of copyrighted assets
• Disputes and litigation of copyrighted works
• Leveraging copyrighted works through licensing agreements

Trade Secrets

• Development of a company-wide plan to protect its intellectual capital.
• Use of confidentiality agreements and employment agreements to protect a company’s trade secrets
• Employment disputes and the protection of a company’s intellectual assets