Our Services
The most important service we offer is listening to you. Because each business is unique, our attorneys must understand your business needs first. Then we can work with you to create a custom plan for protecting and defending your strategic intellectual property assets.
Legal Services We Offer
Strategic Advice – Review the current status of all your intellectual property matters to ensure that you are adequately protected; then, based on your business case, determine the legal steps needed to meet your goals.
Protection – Establish a strong legal framework for your intellectual property assets to protect them from others, and minimize the risk of potential costly litigation.
Registration and Prosecution – Take all necessary steps to obtain patents, register trademarks, copyrights and other assets with the appropriate government agencies.
Due Diligence – Make sure you know what you are buying or selling, and that you know the ramifications of all rights of ownership.
Litigation – Begin with a strategy to avoid litigation where possible. And when needed, enforce your rights or defend yourself against the claims of others.
Intellectual Property Audit – Review your existing intellectual property rights for current protection, uncover overlooked assets and evaluate assets in the purchase or sale of a business.
Services to the Legal Profession – We serve other lawyers and judges in roles including special master, arbitrator, expert witness, and adjunct settlement judge. Our mediation services help parties settle disputes without resorting to costly litigation.
Legal Tools We Use
Patent – A set of exclusive rights to manufacture, use or sell an item or process granted by a government to the inventor.
Trademark – Legal protection for words, symbols or designs that identify you and distinguish you from others in the marketplace.
Copyright – Protection for your original works of authorship including computer software, manuals, catalogues, graphic designs, web sites and packaging.
License – A contract allowing other users to make use of your intellectual property for a fee or other consideration.
Confidentiality Agreement – A contract that prevents employees, vendors and licensees from disclosing and using your secrets.
Trade Secrets – The secret information that gives you a competitive advantage needs to be protected with appropriate defenses including contracts and licenses.