Intellectual Property Legal Services

Our firm's practice focuses on counseling clients in the procurement, prosecution, and licensing of intellectual property—including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets—in areas such as semiconductor-related technologies, computer software and hardware, physics, and more. We also assist with a variety of types of agreements and advise clients on data protection and privacy.

Specific Services We Offer:

• Preparation, filing, and prosecution of patent, trademark, and copyright applications in the United States and foreign countries

• Preparation of noninfringement, freedom-to-operate, and patentability opinions

• Patent portfolio review and counseling

• Drafting and negotiating agreements routinely encountered in protecting companies’ IP, operating their businesses, and dealing with customers, partners, vendors, service providers, and consultants, including:
  - NDAs
  - Consulting and professional services agreements
  - Evaluation and beta agreements
  - SaaS agreements
  - Cloud-based and on-premise software license agreements
  - End user and click-through agreements
  - Marketing and referral agreements
  - Reseller, OEM, and distribution agreements
  - Purchase agreements and order forms
  - Website terms of service
  - Patent and trademark license agreements
  - Technology development agreements
  - Outsourcing agreements
  - Teaming agreements
  - Subcontracting agreements
  - Business associate agreements
  - Data processing agreements
  - Settlement and release agreements

• Counseling related to data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity matters to ensure compliance with U.S. and European privacy laws and regulations such as HIPAA, GLBA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, and GDPR, including developing acceptable use, privacy, and cookie policies

• Assisting clients with copyright, trademark, trade secret, and open-source licensing matters

• Conducting intellectual property audits and due diligence in connection with technology acquisitions

• Supporting litigation matters involving intellectual property infringement and breach of contract issues