Intellectual Property
Our firm achieves exceptional results for our clients in complex, precedent-setting disputes and cutting-edge transactions involving intellectual property. We represent clients in all phases of intellectual property litigation. Our transactional IP practice encompasses the licensing, sale, acquisition and secured financing of intellectual property rights.
SWF provides strategic intellectual property counsel to companies at all stages of development. We represent clients in all phases of IP litigation, routinely handling temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions as well as jury and bench trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals.
Our transactional IP attorneys also represent clients in registering, managing, negotiating and securing trademark and copyright portfolios. Our IP team counsels clients regarding the selection, clearance, registrability, proper use and enforcement of trademarks and copyrights.
We devise, implement and manage comprehensive IP management programs which include:
- Identifying trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade dress and domain names requiring protection
- Developing and implementing branding strategies
- Detecting confusingly similar trademarks
- Preparing and filing Notices of Opposition against infringing parties
Our lawyers negotiate and draft mark and right assignments and license agreements as well as settlement, consent and co-existence agreements. We can conduct audits and due diligence for business acquisitions, divestitures and financings.
The firm’s IP group assists clients with matters related to the conception, acquisition, development, implementation, use, integration, protection, licensing, financing, marketing, sale and servicing of trademarks and service marks.
Our clients include emerging entities developing cutting-edge technology, established entities refocusing attention to core businesses, and large institutional technology users seeking and consuming technology goods and services. We augment our legal services with experience in numerous industry segments, including real estate, finance, banking, health care devices and diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, media, software, and Internet and e-commerce.
Experience
Our experience includes:
- Unfair competition and false advertising disputes
- Merchandising and licensing disputes
- Trademark and trade dress infringement and dilution disputes
- Domain name disputes