Intellectual Property

Protection of intellectual property is an essential part of business today.  In this competitive market, failure to secure a company's technology not only leaves their products vulnerable to copy-cats, but creates a risk that others will seek to protect the company's innovations and lock them out of their own market. 

Not all IP is created equal, though.  The strength of a patent, for example, depends on whether it is broad enough to prevent others from designing around its protection and whether the patent itself will withstand scrutiny if it should become the subject of litigation. 

Our team of registered patent attorneys has extensive experience in all aspects of IP development, protection, and enforcement.  This experience includes:

Patent and Trademark Prosecution
Our registered patent attorneys prepare and file initial patent applications and prosecute them before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices.  For detailed information about our Trademark practice, click here.

Due Diligence
We thoroughly evaluate patent portfolios to assess the strengths and weaknesses and work with industry-leading specialists to value the portfolios.

Freedom-to-Operate
We scour the patent landscape to determine whether there may be any legal impediments to our clients' products or services.  If blocking patents exist, we evaluate the likelihood that they would withstand legal challenge.

Competitive Analysis & Patent Landscaping
We analyze our clients' and their competitors' portfolios and determine where there are holes, where there is overlap, and where there is conflict.  


Licensing and Technology Transfer
We negotiate and draft agreements for one way and mutual transfer or licensing of intellectual property.


Litigation
When necessary, we zealously enforce our clients' IP and defend our clients against unmeritorious claims of infringement.