Our IP Practice Group attorneys provide advice, preparation, prosecution and maintenance of federal, state, and foreign trademark registrations; licensing trademarks and patents; clearance of proposed trademarks; strategic selection, management, and enforcement of rights in marks; purchase, sale, and dispute resolution services regarding copyrights, trademarks, domain names and 800/900 phone numbers. We also perform due diligence in the acquisition and sale of trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names and phone numbers and enforcement of trademark and domain name rights, including “cease and desist” letters and UDRP proceedings.
The IP Practice Group works hand in hand with our Technology Law Practice Group to provide advice on technology-related and internet-related IP matters, such as the creation, licensing, use and distribution of online content, mobile apps, websites, social media and user-generated content, “work-made-for-hire” arrangements, and due diligence for intellectual property in M&A and securitization transactions.
We conduct trademark clearance searches for a wide variety of clients including financial institutions, insurance companies, convention services organizations, education and entertainment companies, consumer product and services, online services and others, including knockout and full search reports and reviews, investigation of relevant marks, and execution of concurrent use and other agreements, as feasible.
Our attorneys have prepared and filed hundreds of U.S. and international trademark applications, and responded to office actions and other communications from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, regarding trademark, service marks, logos and graphic designs for a wide variety of clients including insurance companies, financial institutions, convention services organizations, education and entertainment companies, online services, consumer goods manufacturers, celebrity talent, software and service providers, non-profits and small businesses, and others.
We monitor and maintain domestic and international trademark portfolios for clients in various industries, with portfolios ranging from under ten marks to hundreds of marks.
We negotiate and draft settlement agreements including concurrent use, licensing and/or transfer of trademarks for financial investment and other entities.
We negotiate and draft trademark licensing agreements for use of trademarks and logos in video games, websites, financial services products, films, animation, domain names and artwork.
We perform apparel product reviews, for clients within the Retail Industry, to assess potential trade dress infringement.
We negotiate and draft agreements for the transfer of control of domain names, including escrow funds arrangements, and have filed UDRP actions regarding trademark and other infringement in use of domain names, including by those with a privacy/identity-protected registrar.
We prepare and file copyright applications for a wide variety of creative works, including software code, educational books, jewelry designs and animation, and have advised on application of the “fair use” doctrine and “works made for hire” regarding rights in digital content and other works.
We negotiate and draft copyright licensing agreements on behalf of both licensors and licensees in connection with use of works in publications, websites, compilations, television programs, and streaming and social media.
We analyze and advise on whether various uses of Internet-available and other works qualify as “fair use” under the U.S. Copyright Law.
We advise clients on creation and protection of trade secrets, including drafting non-disclosure agreements for a wide variety of protected information, and have advised a NY State Supreme Court Justice on certain contested trade secret claims in a litigation involving allegations of stolen source code by a departing employee.
We conduct trademark clearance searches for a wide variety of clients including financial institutions, insurance companies, convention services organizations, education and entertainment companies, consumer product and services, online services and others, including knockout and full search reports and reviews, investigation of relevant marks, and execution of concurrent use and other agreements, as feasible.
Our attorneys have prepared and filed hundreds of U.S. and international trademark applications, and responded to office actions and other communications from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, regarding trademark, service marks, logos and graphic designs for a wide variety of clients including insurance companies, financial institutions, convention services organizations, education and entertainment companies, online services, consumer goods manufacturers, celebrity talent, software and service providers, non-profits and small businesses, and others.
We monitor and maintain domestic and international trademark portfolios for clients in various industries, with portfolios ranging from under ten marks to hundreds of marks.
We negotiate and draft settlement agreements including concurrent use, licensing and/or transfer of trademarks for financial investment and other entities.
We negotiate and draft trademark licensing agreements for use of trademarks and logos in video games, websites, financial services products, films, animation, domain names and artwork.
We perform apparel product reviews, for clients within the Retail Industry, to assess potential trade dress infringement.
We negotiate and draft agreements for the transfer of control of domain names, including escrow funds arrangements, and have filed UDRP actions regarding trademark and other infringement in use of domain names, including by those with a privacy/identity-protected registrar.
We prepare and file copyright applications for a wide variety of creative works, including software code, educational books, jewelry designs and animation, and have advised on application of the “fair use” doctrine and “works made for hire” regarding rights in digital content and other works.
We negotiate and draft copyright licensing agreements on behalf of both licensors and licensees in connection with use of works in publications, websites, compilations, television programs, and streaming and social media.
We analyze and advise on whether various uses of Internet-available and other works qualify as “fair use” under the U.S. Copyright Law.
We advise clients on creation and protection of trade secrets, including drafting non-disclosure agreements for a wide variety of protected information, and have advised a NY State Supreme Court Justice on certain contested trade secret claims in a litigation involving allegations of stolen source code by a departing employee.