Intellectual Property Law
We provide our clients with a full range of intellectual property services relating to copyright, trademark and trade secret matters. These services include, but are not limited to, analysis, licensing, litigation, monitoring, and registration:
• Copyright Analysis - We meet with our clients to review all material for which copyright protection is sought. We then provide our clients with an in-depth analysis on the copyright protections available for the particular materials. Where copyright protection might not be available for certain aspects of the material (eg raw data or facts), we provide our clients with recommendations and methods to increase the protectability of the material.
• Copyright Licensing - We provide our clients with complete copyright licensing services. Where our clients seek to use a particular work subject to another's copyright, we gladly facilitate, where possible, the license to enable such use and negotiate the relevant terms relating to such a license. Similarly, where others seek to use the works of our clients, we facilitate and negotiate the profitable license of our clients' works to others. We also review entertainment contracts to ensure that our clients retain the strongest protection for their contributions to works and original creativity.
• Copyright Monitoring - We monitor our clients' copyrighted material to protect against infringement. Where such infringement does occur, we actively and agressively pursue those responsible (see IP Litigation below).
• Copyright Registration - When copyright registration is sought with the United States Copyright Office for particular materials, our experienced attorneys prepare and submit the appropriate applications working with the clients to ensure all requisite information and exhibits will be propertly submitted.
• Trademark Analysis - We meet with our clients to review all material for which trademark protection is sought. We then provide our clients with an in-depth analysis on the trademark protections available for the particular materials. This may include common law trademark protection already existing or registration with appropriate state trademark offices or the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"). Where trademark protection might not be available for certain materials, we explain to our clients the reasons as well as the likelihood of success in obtaining registered or protectable trademarks. In addition, we provide our clients with recommendations and methods to increase the protectability of the particular marks.
• Trademark Licensing - We provide our clients with complete trademark licensing services. Where our clients seek to use a particular work subject to another's trademark, we gladly facilitate, where possible, the license to enable such use and negotiate the relevant terms relating to such a license. Similarly, where others seek to use the works of our clients, we facilitate and negotiate the profitable license of our clients' works to others. Where our clients wish to sell or purchase intellectual property assets, we negotiate these transactions on behalf of our clients.
• Trademark Monitoring - We monitor our clients' trademarks to protect against infringement. Where such infringement does occur, we actively and agressively pursue those responsible (see IP Litigation below).
• Trademark Registration - When trademark registration is sought at either or both the state and federal levels for particular materials, our experienced attorneys prepare and submit the appropriate applications working with the clients to ensure all requisite information and exhibits will be propertly submitted.
• IP Litigation - We represent our clients as plaintiffs in litigation seeking to enjoin infringement by others and obtain damages in a variety of intellectual property contexts. Indeed, we have pursued litigation on behalf of our clients to protect their intellectual property and proprietary information in state and federal courts. In addition, we have defended our clients against allegations of infringement (copyright and trademark). This includes representation of our clients as petitioners or respondents before the PTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") where challenges to applications and registrations for particular marks can be heard.
We also defend individuals that have been sued by members of the Recording Industry Association of America ("RIAA") and the Motion Picture Association of America ("MPAA").
For a confidential consultation, please contact us at ip@privacyresolutions.com or call the number below.
For all patent work, we can refer clients and potential clients to preferred patent attorneys in Illinois and other jurisdictions.
