Our firm focuses on intellectual property law and technology law with an emphasis on strategic planning and management of IP assets and advising clients on strategies for protecting and exploiting IP assets.
Our firm assists its clients with respect to all of their intellectual property needs, including, acquisition, use, development, registration, licensing, protection, financing, enforcement and sale. We provide advice to a broad spectrum of clients, including major financial institutions, technology related companies, computer software distributors and small businesses. Our lawyers negotiate, prepare and review a wide range of agreements relating to the protection, securing and licensing of copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, plant breeder rights, patents and industrial design. Our firm renders registrability and infringement opinions and prepares and files applications for copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs and plant breeder rights. We can also perform intellectual property audits for our clients to assist in the protection of their intellectual assets.
- Copyright
- Industrial Design
- Intellectual Property Audits
- Joint Development and Collaboration Agreements
- Licensing
- Trademark
- Patents
- Plant Breeder Rights
- Security Interests in Technology Assets
- Software Licensing
- Technology Asset Financing
- Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
Intellectual Property Lawyers
Mitch Billinkoff
Lawyer
Silvia de Sousa
Lawyer
Kendall (Dell) Dyck
Lawyer
Elmer Gomes
Lawyer
Heather M. Hughes
Lawyer
Jeffrey Kowall
Lawyer
Melissa Malden
Lawyer
Sonya Mann
Lawyer
Shoshanna Paul
Lawyer
M. Ingrid Ruiz
Lawyer
Lisa Stiver, K.C.
Lawyer
Hannah Taylor
Lawyer
Lynda Troup
Lawyer
Bennett Ulrich
Lawyer
Chimwemwe (Chim) Undi
Lawyer
Deborah (Debbie) Yeboah
Lawyer
- Client Impact06|20|2024
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- Client Impact08|01|2018
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- Article07|13|2023
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