Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Anthony J. DoVale – Managing Partner, Intellectual Property
FisherBroyles recognizes that the success of many companies in today’s economy depends upon their ability to create, identify and protect their intellectual property rights. From high-tech startups to established Fortune 500 companies, FisherBroyles attorneys have assisted their clients in establishing and protecting their intellectual property rights, both in the U.S. and abroad. Because of our experience working within companies, we can help our clients at all stages in the life cycle of intellectual property, from helping employers ensure that they own the intellectual property work product of their employees and contractors, to helping companies identify new intellectual property they have created, to obtaining formal protection for new brands, ideas and innovations, to defending those valuable property rights from third-party infringers. Our expertise includes the following offerings:
- Patent Prosecution
- Trademark Prosecution
- Domestic and International Trademark Portfolio Management
- Copyrights
- Intellectual Property Licensing
- Domain Name Registration
- Intellectual Property Due Diligence in Transactional Matters
- Intellectual Property Agreements
- Trade Secret Advice, Agreements, and Enforcement
- Strategic IP Counseling
- Intellectual Property Audits
- Patent and Trademark clearance
- Patent and Trademark portfolio management
- Internet and Social Media
DISPUTED MATTERS:
- Infringement Opinions
- “Design-Around” Assistance
- Cease-and-Desist Letters
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Proceedings
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceedings
- Domain Name Disputes
- Patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation
