Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property attorneys appreciate the considerable value in your IP portfolio.  From ideation through enforcement, clients choose to work with our IP team because of our commitment to preserving and protecting your creative assets. 

Our intellectual property practice has the comprehensive trademark, copyright, and trade secret legal experience to help safeguard your assets.  From small start-ups to school districts, colleges, and large corporations, we assist our clients in developing, managing, and promoting their brand.   We have partnered with entertainers pursuing royalties, authors protecting their stories, and major brands as they explore new product and service lines.  In so doing, we tailor our advice to meet your unique visions.

Our attorneys don’t just understand IP, we understand your business needs and what’s at stake when innovation goes unprotected.  With trademark and copyright insight spanning nearly every major industry, we partner with you to secure protections, manage portfolios, license creations, and resolve disputes.

Who We Represent

• Authors, artists, and innovators
• Colleges and universities
• Fortune 500 companies
• Health care entities
• Insurance companies
• Manufacturing companies
• Nonprofit organizations
• Private businesses
• Publicly held businesses
• Technology companies

Our attorneys provide comprehensive guidance and advice on a broad range of IP issues, including:

Trademarks

• Availability searches
• Risk analysis and clearance opinions
• Registration applications
• Portfolio management
• Licensing agreements
• Oppositions
• Litigation and dispute resolution

Copyright

• Registration
• Licensing agreements
• Infringement monitoring and disputes
• DMCA policy drafting and compliance
• Litigation and dispute resolution

Trade Secrets

• Audits and policy development
• Employee confidentiality agreements
• Client and vendor nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Data protection plans and cybersecurity protocols
• Breach response plans
• Trade secret litigation and disputes

Transactions & Contracts

• Name, Image, Likeness compliance
• IP-related commercial contracts and licensing
• Technology transactions, transfer and development agreements
• IP ownership, transfer and acquisition agreements
• Research & development collaborations and joint ventures
• Entertainment, media and publishing agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions

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