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The Firm offers a full range of legal services relating to intellectual property law in the United States and in foreign countries, from registering trademarks and prosecuting patents to litigating cases. Services include:

  • Assessing the patentability of new inventions, including conducting preliminary patentability searches by computer or manually in the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

  • Preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in foreign countries;

  • Assessing the availability of new trademarks, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, and trade names for adoption and use in the United States and in foreign countries, including conducting computerized searches for conflicting marks and trade names in the United States and in foreign countries;

  • Preparing, filing and prosecuting applications to register trademarks, service marks, certification marks and collective marks in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in any of the 50 states, and in foreign countries;

  • Preparing, filing, and prosecuting copyright registration applications for all works of authorship, including computer software;

  • Negotiating and drafting assignments, licenses, and all other forms of technology transfer agreements for all forms of intellectual property;

  • Representing clients in trade secret matters, including negotiating and preparing employer/employee agreements and confidential disclosure agreements;

  • Analyzing competitive situations and assessing the applicability of unfair competition laws;
  • Assessing the validity and enforceability of patents, trademarks and copyrights;
  • Litigating intellectual property disputes (including contingent fee litigation) in all state and federal courts and before all administrative agencies, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and

  • Coordinating the resolution of foreign intellectual property disputes through the Firm's foreign associates.

 

 
 
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