Commercializing and Protecting Your IP
Safeguarding one’s unique ideas, creations, and proprietary information is important in enabling innovation, maintaining a competitive edge, and cultivating trust among consumers. As a law firm, we understand the importance of protecting the intellectual property of your business.
Trademark Protection
Trademarks are tools that distinguish goods and services in the marketplace. Trademarks are used to protect consumers and businesses by ensuring that they can identify the source of goods or services. This source identification allows consumers to make informed choices about products and services based on their origins and the associated reputation.
Our services related to trademark protection include:
- Trademark Clearance and Risk Assessment: We advise clients on the registrability of their marks and potential infringement risks.
- Application Filings: We submit your trademark applications with the USPTO and communicate on your behalf with the examining attorney through its registration.
- Consent/Coexistence Negotiations: In more difficult registrations, we will advise on obtaining consent and coexistence agreements from another trademark holder.
- Infringement Actions: Handling post-registration issues, such as trademark cancellation actions and infringing use by third-parties.
Trade Secret Protection
Trade secrets consist of formulas, practices, designs, processes, or any information that provides a business advantage over competitors. Unlike patents, trade secrets can protect this information indefinitely as long as it remains confidential.
We assist clients with:
- Risk Assessment: Evaluating potential vulnerabilities in maintaining trade secrets.
- Protocols for Secrecy: Establishing rigorous confidentiality protocols to ensure that sensitive information remains undisclosed.
- Drafting Agreements: Formulating precise confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-compete agreements tailored to meet each client’s needs.
- Employee Training: Educating employees about the importance of maintaining secrecy and their roles in ensuring its confidentiality is maintained.