Intellectual Property Law

Protecting an Invaluable Asset—Your Intellectual Property

Through experience and education, Flaster Greenberg's Intellectual Property attorneys help protect intellectual property (IP) crucial to both companies and individuals conducting business in emerging and growth industries that include biomedical, biotechnology, chemical, information technology, energy, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and telecommunications. Protecting IP is just as crucial to companies that need to succeed in highly competitive regional markets. Our depth of knowledge and experience in the complex area of "products of the intellect" ensures maximum protection and realization of value for our clients.

We offer a full range of legal services in matters of IP law, including:

• Patent and trade secret law
• Trademark and copyright law
• Intellectual property litigation
• Author and publisher agreements
• Employment agreements
• Licensing agreements
• Joint venture agreements
• Merger and acquisition agreements
• Research and development agreements
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Settlement agreements
• Intellectual property portfolio management and strategy
• E-commerce agreements and domain name disputes
• Intellectual property audits

A Comprehensive Range of IP Services

Our IP attorneys provide representation on behalf of a diverse range of corporate and individual clients. We offer legal services in several distinct facets of intellectual property law, including:

• Advice and counsel throughout the IP audit, IP identification and development processes, including the determination of inventorship, identification of inventions, determination of superior rights for a specific product or work, IP portfolio management and how to best secure and protect intellectual property rights
• Prosecution of patent, trademark and copyright applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, and with state governmental agencies
• Prosecution and securement of rights in countries outside the United States through a network of foreign attorneys who work in cooperation with our intellectual property attorneys
• Preparation of detailed analyses and legal opinions regarding client and third party intellectual property rights
• Litigation of patents, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, copyrights and related business torts in both federal and state courts

Highlights

According to Chambers and Partners | Department Strengths

Group Rankings: 2007-2023; Pennsylvania

"I work with Flaster on a variety of technologies and it always has the expertise I need. It embodies what I look for in outside counsel to make my life easier, and provides clear and concise advice."

"They took a very thoughtful approach to the litigation and the desired outcome, and they achieved a very good business result."

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