Intellectual Property Law

Businesses seeking to protect their intellectual property (IP) often require legal assistance when developing brands, innovative products, technologies, or creative works that represent significant competitive advantages.

Silverman Thompson’s attorneys help clients register trademarks for distinctive brand elements and obtain copyrights for original creative content such as software, marketing materials, or artistic designs.

In addition to securing IP rights, we assist clients to monetize their assets by drafting robust licensing agreements, negotiating IP transfer contracts, or taking decisive action against potential infringement by competitors or unauthorized parties. Additionally, businesses may seek legal guidance to conduct comprehensive IP audits, develop strategic protection strategies, and ensure their intellectual assets are comprehensively safeguarded across different jurisdictions and markets.

Expert legal support is particularly vital when businesses are expanding internationally, launching new product lines, or facing complex IP challenges that could potentially impact their market position and revenue streams.

Key categories of intellectual property include:

• Trademarks protect company names, product names, and even the features of some products 
• Trade secrets cover important confidential information, ranging from customer lists to recipes to industrial processes
• Copyright protection applies to a wide range of materials, including the products of creative industries (like music, pictures, and books), as well as materials used by businesses in general (like websites, marketing materials, and software) 
• Patents help inventors to protect and profit from new and useful discoveries, even those that patent owners have not yet incorporated into new product lines

For both growing and established companies, it can be difficult to navigate the legal landscape of intellectual property, where the law is complex, nuanced, and constantly changing.

Our experienced attorneys can help, whether your business is working to acquire valuable intellectual property rights, to monetize your rights through licensing or litigation, and to defend against the claims of others.

Specifically, Silverman Thompson offers services including, but not limited to:

• Intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts
• Intellectual property licensing and negotiation
• Appeals in intellectual property cases
• Trademark and copyright registrations
• Trademark freedom-to-operate analyses
• Patent infringement analyses and opinion letters
• Drafting confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
• Drafting amicus briefs in intellectual property disputes

For additional information, please contact Partner Steven N. Leitess at 410.385.6248 or at sleitess@silvermanthompson.com.

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