Protecting Intellectual Property
For a high tech start-up, protecting intellectual property (IP)
is critical. We are well-versed in this important area.
At start-up, we advise and prepare documents concerning:
- assignment to company of IP rights
- employee invention agreements
- contractor work-for-hire agreements
- confidentiality and nda issues
We advise on the relative value of using patents, copyrights,
trademarks, or trade secrets to protect an intangible asset.
We help you establish and maintain trade secret protection for
valuable intangible assets.
We help with trade secret disputes and assist if trade secrets
are misappropriated.
We advise on how to minimize exposure to trade secret liability
when hiring an employee from a competitor.
We advise on protecting trademarks, service marks, and trade
names.
We prepare and prosecute federal and state trademark and service
mark applications.
We do federal registration of copyrights, including software
copyrights.
We advise and prepare documents for licensing of copyrighted
works.
We advise and prepare documents for patent assignments and licenses.
In general, apart from patent filings and international trademark
work, we handle the full range of matters needed to protect intellectual
property.
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