Intellectual Property

Today, businesses worldwide recognize that their intellectual property is among their most valuable assets. Chadbourne’s intellectual property practice offers our clients the highly specialized legal and technical expertise of an intellectual property “boutique,” combined with the business and litigation skills of a multinational general practice law firm.

Chadbourne’s IP Group has consistently ranked amongst the top IP firms and is ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report as the Law Firm of the Year in Copyright Law in 2011-2012. Chadbourne also has been trusted in the development and management of patent and trademark portfolios for numerous world renowned companies, including Bad Boy Records, CBS, Time Warner, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Priceline.com, Monster.com, and VISA.

Patent litigation is a primary focus of Chadbourne’s IP group. Chadbourne’s intellectual property lawyers have extensive experience and a proven track record in obtaining significant victories and substantial financial outcomes for our clients. While our litigation capabilities are second to none, we also pride ourselves on our ability to reach practical business solutions for our clients’ intellectual property issues without the need to resort to litigation.

Chadbourne’s intellectual property practice provides our clients with a full range of services to meet all of their intellectual property needs:

Patent Litigation Reexamination, Post Grant Review or Inter Partes Review Before the USPTO Patent Portfolio Development and Prosecution Patent Opinions, Freedom to Operate Copyright Counseling & Litigation Trademark Clearance & Prosecution Trade Secret Misappropriation

Trademark Litigation and Inter Partes Proceedings Before the USPTO Due Diligence Investigations IP-Related Corporate Transactions, Joint Development & Strategic Alliances Licensing Unfair Competition and False Advertising IP Portfolio Monetization

 

With offices around the globe, Chadbourne’s intellectual property practice is international in scope and provides our clients with solutions for their global issues.

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