Intellectual Property Law

We've helped everyone from video game companies to rock stars handle complex patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, and trade secret issues. We protect what's valuable, spot weaknesses early, and turn long-term strategy into monetary value.

Our Specialties

Invention Harvesting

Working with employees and inventors to identify what's worth patenting.

Patent Prosecution

Application drafting, Office action responses, application appeals, and more.

Freedom to Operate (FTO) Searches

Knowing when and if you can safely do something you want to do.

Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance

Trademark application prosecution, maintenance, evidence of use, and more.

Fair Use

Exploring the boundaries of when you can freely use someone else's copyrighted work.

Trade Dress

Identifying and protecting branding through design.

Trade Secret

When all else fails, how to keep a valuable secret.

Post-Grant Proceedings

Inter Partes Reviews, Ex Parte Reviews, and the like - we represent both sides.

Counterfeiting & Piracy

We know the latest counterfeiting tricks and have some anti-counterfeiting tricks of our own.

Representative Matters

  • Purchasing, breaking apart, and testing allegedly infringing toys, MP3 players, cell phone chargers, and even refrigerators.
  • Helping run nearly every aspect of multi-billion-dollar patent portfolios
  • Protecting the features and art assets that underpin some of the most popular video games (and, later, TV shows) of the last decade
  • Helping actual rock stars and professional dancers with music license issues
  • Managing lawsuits regarding everything from complex automotive-grade optoelectronics to hot-tub parts, kids toys, and adult products.