You
or your company may have valuable rights in intellectual property. Intellectual
property includes patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and trade
secrets. We evaluate, educate, and assist our clients regarding their
intellectual property and prepare a legal strategy to protect their rights. We
show our clients how to increase the value of their intellectual property
through licensing and other tools, and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Included in the legal protection of our clients' intellectual property are the
following services:
Trademarks and Service Marks
Trademark law is
primarily concerned with a business' need to identify its goods and services
among its customers and the marketplace. The most common means of
identification is through brand names, logos, and slogans. Unlike copyright
law, trademark law does not allow monopoly protection in the marketplace and
owners must use the trademark in order to assert a right for infringement.
Our firm represents businesses in selecting and obtaining
trademarks and if necessary handle their trademark infringement
actions.
Trademark searches
and opinions regarding the availability and registrability of your
trademark.
The preparation and
filing of your trademark application.
The prosecution of
your application for trademark registration.
Assistance in the
training of your employees in the proper use of your mark.
The preparation of
demand letters in the case of infringement.
Copyright
The preparation and filing of your copyright application.
The prosecution of your application for copyright registration.
The preparation of
demand letters in the case of infringement.
Licensing
and Assignment Agreements
We can prepare license and assignment agreements for all your trademark and
copyright property.
Civil Litigation
Our firm represents
businesses and individuals in trademark and copyright infringement
actions. Our Attorneys have litigated in
both state and federal court and have litigated matter involving:
Trademark
Infringement
Trade Name
Infringement
Trade Dress
Infringement
Copyright
Infringement
Unfair Business
Practice
