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Patents

In order for an invention to be eligible for patent protection, an invention must meet the following f our criteria (1) new (2) non-obvious (3) useful (4) true first inventor. The Law Firm advises on all aspects of Strategic Patenting of IP including:

  • prior art searches and opinions
  • infringement analysis and opinions
  • application prosecution
  • PTO appeal board proceedings
 
   

Trademarks

A Trademark or Service Mark identifies your product or service to the consumer. A trade dress identifies your product’s packaging to the consumer. The Law Firm advises on all aspects of Trademark Law including:

  • availability searches and opinions
  • infringement analysis and opinions
  • registration of the mark (national and international), monitoring of the mark
  • opposition proceedings to defend mark against infringement
  • cancellation proceedings to quash abandoned marks
  • trademark infringement litigation, unfair competition issues, and trade secret issues
 
   

Copyrights

A copyright protects an original work of authorship embodied in some physical medium, writing or recording. Copyright right protects literary works, sound recording, music sheets, art, photography, architectural works. The Law Firm advises on all aspects of Copyright Law including:

  • registration of works
  • litigation of works
 
   

Product Licensing Agreements

Commercialization of a product is a very intense process. The Law Firm advises on all phases of product commercialization including:

  • licensing agreements
  • collaboration agreements
  • distribution agreements
  • technology transfer agreements
 
   

IP Portfolio Management

Our firm partners with their clients to help catalogue and manage their valuable IP assets. We also perform IP Audits and Due diligence analysis.

 
   

Entertainment Law

Our firm advises on legal aspects of Entertainment Law including:

  • music and literary licensing
  • protecting IP rights
  • publisher and distribution agreements
  • litigation of agreements in court
 
   

Software Protection

Our firm advises on IP rights as it relates to software including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. The software product is evaluated and the best level of protection is selected. Copyrights protect the expression not the idea of the expression. Patents protect the physical embodiment of the idea. Trade secrets can protect both the expression and the physical embodiment. Trademarks protect the software name or logo. The firm services include:

  • licensing
  • custom software development agreements
  • dealing with defective software
  • UCC issues, and all other pertinent legal issues that relate to software

Additionally, The Law Firm supports all types of Information Technology or Computer Agreements including:

  • software licensing
  • development, assignment
  • confidentiality
  • marketing
  • distribution
  • outsourcing
  • internet and web development
  • help desk
  • end user licensing
  • consulting
  • procurement
  • transfer
  • assignment electronic database