GENERAL

The Firm specializes in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and covenants not to compete. The practice includes the following areas.

Trial and appellate work including commercial litigation

Intellectual property and e-commerce transactions

Prosecution of applications for patents, trademarks and copyrights

Counseling regarding the protection, enforcement, and leveraging of intellectual property rights

TRIAL AND APPELLATE PRACTICE

The Firm's trial and appellate practice includes the prosecution and defense of lawsuits in state and federal courts and administrative agencies at both the trial and appellate levels, as well as the representation of clients in arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. The Firm has participated in a number of nationally recognized intellectual property lawsuits at both the trial and appellate court level. The firm has extensive experience in litigation management and the technology and background for complex document management.

TRANSACTION PRACTICE

The Firm provides services in structuring, drafting, and negotiating intellectual property and IP finance transactions. Attorneys in the transaction practice assist clients with intellectual property licensing, technology transfer agreements, service agreements, software licensing, marketing and distribution arrangements, franchise agreements, and advertising and entertainment arrangements. In addition, the transaction practice has substantial experience with IP finance related transactions, including patent pools associated with standards and structured litigation settlement.

PROSECUTION PRACTICE

Professionals of the Firm are licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This aspect of the practice involves the preparation and prosecution of applications for patents, trademarks, and copyrights in the United States and foreign countries. The Firm has special expertise in the area of high technology electrical prosecution, especially in the area of computer and microprocessor architecture, and has for years been recognized for its expertise in the area of oilfield technology. A group of the Firm's practitioners are also known for their skills in the protection of biomedical innovations, including medical devices and various aspects of biotechnology.

COUNSELING

Counseling clients concerning intellectual property rights is another part of the Firm's practice. Such counseling includes rendering opinions on patent validity and infringement and on trademark and service mark infringement and registration. The Firm also provides advice on the selection, design, and use of trademarks and service marks, and recommendations on the protection of inventions, trade secrets, and copyrightable subject matter