Intellectual Property

We represent a full spectrum of individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses in all matters of Intellectual Property law. Our firm’s Intellectual Property practice is both national and international in scope.

Regardless of the nature of our clients’ work, we assist them in every aspect of their endeavors, ensuring that their Intellectual Property is duly secured, enforced, and monetized.

Trademark

• Consultation at the creation and selection stage
  • What Can Be Registered as a Trademark?
• Comprehensive searches of similarities to avoid claims of infringement
  • Why is a Trademark Search Recommended?
• Registration at federal, state and international levels
  • State Registration
  • Federal Registration
  • Difference Between State and Federal Registration
  • International Registration (Madrid Protocol)
  • Questionnaire for Trademark Registration
• Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Enforcement of our clients rights and interests
  • IP Concerns for Businesses
  • What Do Cease and Desist Letters Do in Trademark Infringement?
  • Offers of Compromise When Infringement is Detected
• License and assignment agreements
  • Key Issues to Consider in Intellectual Property Licensing
  • What terms a licensing agreement should contain?

Copyright

• Copyright searches
  • Copyright Searches: Why They're Recommended and How They're Done
• Assessment of copyrightability
  • What Can Be Registered as a Copyright?
  • Does Every Piece in a Collection, Album, etc. Have to be Registered?
• Registrations with the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Who Can Claim a Copyright?
  • What Rights and Interests Does a Copyright Protect?
  • Copyright Registration Process
  • How Long Does a Copyright Registration Last?
  • How to Renew a Copyright Registration
• Fair use, infringement, and work-for-hire
  • What is Considered as Fair Use of Copyrighted Material?
  • How to Avoid Infringement
  • What Work for Hire Means and How to Prove It
• License, assignment, use, sale and purchase agreements
  • What is the Difference Between Licensing and Assigning the Copyright?
  • What Terms Should Assignment Agreements Contain?
  • What Terms a licesing agreement should contain?
  • Common Terms and Conditions in Copyright Sale Agreements
• Royalties Agreements
  • When are Royalties Agreements Needed?
  • What Kinds of Royalties Exist?
  • What are the common terms and conditions of the royaties agreements?
• Protection of copyrightable materials
  • How to Protect Your Copyright Before and After Registration
  • Do You Need to Monitor the Market for Possible Infringement?
  • If You Allow Someone to Use Your Materials, Do You Have to Execute an Agreement in Writing, or is It Enough to Agree Orally?

Trade Secrets

• Protection of business ideas
  • What Can Be Protected as a Trade Secret?
  • How to Protect Your Business Idea When Dealing with Third Parties
  • How to Protect Your Trade Secrets When Dealing with Independent Contractors
• One-way non-disclosure agreements
  • What are One-Way Non-Disclosure Agreements?
• Mutual non-disclosure agreements
  • What are Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreements?
  • Common Terms and Conditions of a Non-Disclosure Agreement
• Development and implementation of company policy towards its confidential information
  • Protecting Your Company's Confidential Information
  • How to Prevent Employees, Partners, and Contractors from Using the Company's Trade Secrets After Their Departure
• Enforcement in courts, including restraining orders, special performance, and monetary damages
  • What are Restraining Orders and When are they Granted?
  • What is a Special Performance and When Can It Be Ordered by the Courts?
  • How Monetary Damages are Calculated in Courts

With us, our clients accomplish their creative objectives and move their ideas forward.

Intellectual Property Basics for Business Owners

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