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Practices

Our Intellectual Property attorneys have worked with international businesses, public interest organizations, sole proprietors, public figures, authors, and other clients to protect their intellectual property. We can help protect yours, too.

Overview

The firm handles a variety of intellectual property matters, from routine matters like registering trademarks and copyrights, to complex litigation involving patent validity and infringement, inequitable conduct, copyright, trademark, and trade dress infringement, and appropriation of trade secrets.

We are an experienced extension of your team

Our team includes lawyers who are nationally ranked in The Best Lawyers in America and other national listings, and attorneys who have served in professional organizations focusing on intellectual property issues.

We always seek to resolve disputes for our clients in the most cost-effective manner possible, but sometimes, litigation is unavoidable. In such cases, our team will complement the skills of your in-house IP team by bringing our extensive courtroom experience to the table. We distill even the most complicated intellectual property matters to simple concepts, easily understood by both judges and juries.

Notable Experience

  • We argued and secured a precedential opinion from the Federal Circuit in our client’s favor, affirming the patent holder’s unclean hands, dismissing all claims of infringement, and remanding for reconsideration of inequitable conduct and the exceptional case standard used in awarding attorneys’ fees.
  • Successfully defended a New York Times Bestselling Author and his publisher against claims of defamation arising from allegations in the author’s book that plaintiff had solicited prostitutes who were later murdered.
  • Handled a ten-day bench trial on inequitable conduct and unclean hands in patent infringement litigation and secured a judgment dismissing all claims against our clients;
  • Successfully resolved, prior to litigation and without any payment, allegations of utility patent infringement arising from method of clean-up used in connection with the salvage of the M/V Golden Ray and her cargo;
  • Handled appeal for international baby products company and secured opinion providing it with patent-like protection of its product designs through contractual language in an exclusive distributorship agreement;
  • Protected a client’s goodwill and brand value by successfully pursuing trade dress infringement claims, resulting in the competitor being forced to redesign its packaging;
  • Represented energy companies in trade secret disputes arising from oilfield leases;
  • Handled the “debranding” of numerous gas service stations across the State of Louisiana for a major oil and gas company;
  • Advised clients on the creation of click-through, or online electronic agreements;
  • Licensed intellectual property rights of public figures, museums, television production companies and authors; and
  • Prosecuted right of publicity actions in cybersquatting disputes.

We are known for these strengths

  • Creative solutions to achieve client objectives or minimize exposure without litigation
  • Careful pretrial preparation
  • Efficient handling of cases, staffing with those best suited for each case’s unique facts and circumstances
  • Exceptional brief writing
  • Close cooperation and collaboration with in-house and national co-counsel
  • Regular communication and coordination with our clients and their in-house legal team

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