“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence and honest purpose, as well as perspiration.”

-Thomas Edison

Areas of Practice

Complex Commercial Matters

The business world is growing ever more complex, and the stakes for making a mistake are even higher. When your matter involves complicated transactions, multiple parties, detailed operating agreements, complicated financing, anti-trust issues or high stakes to protect and grow your business, we have the experience to protect your company in and out of the courtroom.

Copyright Matters

U.S. copyright law provides copyright owners with a bundle of exclusive rights to control the ownership, use, and distribution of creative and expressive works, which often has an economic benefit to the creator and/or the owner of the works.  Specifically, copyright law protects original works of authorship or expression including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture irrespective of critical acclaim or popularity.  Consequentially, copyright issues and litigation often affect businesses in unexpected ways—including software usage, company manuals, and disputes with employees. When an issues arises, we are here to help you navigate the complex issues and protect your business interests and have the experience you need.

Patent Litigation & Consulting Matters

U.S. patent law provides the patent owner with the exclusive right to prevent others from using a patented invention. Specifically, a patented product or process cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold without the patent owner's consent.  In fields as diverse as online business to fishing lures to oil field exploration patents protect patent owners, but can also ensnare the unknowing because an entity can be liable for patent infringement, even when the entity does not know the patent exists.  We are here and have decades of experience to help you enforce your patents when they are infringed, defend you when you are accused of infringement, help you evaluate issues where antitrust law meets patent law, and provide consulting services related to licensing and acquisition of patents or patent portfolios depending on the needs of your business as it changes over time. 

Trade Secret Matters

Ideas, tangible or not, are the most important things to protect in today’s business environment, and sometimes your intellectual property is best protected by keeping it secret.  By definition trade secrets are the business ownership of a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that provides a competitive edge and derives independent economic value because it is not generally known or readily ascertainable, and it is the subject of efforts to maintain secrecy.  Trade secret matters usually arise as a result of your employees leaving your company and taking your trade secrets, or newly hired employees improperly using a former employer’s trade secrets.  In either scenario, we are here to help you navigate the complex issues that may arise, and negotiate the best possible licensing and settlement agreements.

Trademark Matters

Trademark law at its core protects the use of word, phrase, symbol, product shape, or logo to designate the source of origin for goods or services, and goes to the heart of protecting your business’ brand.  At the same time, trademark law often involves very complex issues that can implicate state or federal law, as well as proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Office, and strategy for protecting your brand is key.  A trademark owner can stop other’s from using a confusingly similar mark, even if the trademark is not exactly the same as your mark.  As a result, these waters can be murky to navigate, and our team has protected trademark owners and accused infringers to achieve justifiable results.

IP Litigation

Your business’ intellectual property (“IP”) are the most important assets to protect in business today. Whether it is patents, trade secrets, copyrights or trademarks, our attorneys are here and have the experience to help you enforce your IP when it is infringed, defend you when you are accused of infringement of someone else’s IP, and help you to achieve the best outcome based on your specific situation.

Consulting

Every situation is different, and sometimes your business just needs help evaluating the legal issues facing your business either because your company does not have in-house counsel or just needs a fresh way to evaluate the situation.  Based on our years of experience representing start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, our team can help you navigate the issues, develop a strategy, and then help you implement that strategy whether it requires hiring additional experts, negotiating an agreement, or going to court.

“If you can visualize it, if you can dream it, there’s some way to do it.”

- Walt Disney