At Lewis Rice, we recognize that Intellectual Property rights are often key components to our clients’ potential and worth – whether large or small companies, universities, or individuals. Lewis Rice clients know they can rely on our attorneys for their Intellectual Property needs, anywhere in the world those needs may arise. They have come to appreciate that we are extremely supportive and accessible. We do not just take an idea and convert it into an abstract application. We strategize on the best methods to achieve objectives. We combine technical expertise with business pragmatism. And, because we offer a full service Intellectual Property practice that is integrated with other practices at Lewis Rice, at Midwestern rates, our clients get the highest legal services at the best value in the legal market today.
Our experience, and the advantageous results we help achieve for our clients, spans the gamut of Intellectual Property issues, including:
• patent, trademark, copyright, trade dress, and trade secrets litigation,
• patent and trademark prosecution,
• trademark opposition proceedings,
• advertising and promotional liability,
• antitrust interrelationships,
• internet distribution and marketing,
• invasion of privacy claims,
• software licensing,
• assignment of rights,
• domain name registration,
• and more.
Lewis Rice Intellectual Property attorneys keep our clients’ business needs and objectives at the forefront of any Intellectual Property application, transfer or dispute. Our foremost goal is to help evaluate the Intellectual Property of our clients and provide responsive, efficient services as our clients’ needs change and grow over time. We form close relationships with our clients and understand their needs to become true interactive team members with every client. Lewis Rice will add great value to your Intellectual Property with skillful, responsive, and efficient strategies.
Primary subsets of our Intellectual Property practice include:
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Litigation
The Intellectual Property litigators at Lewis Rice aggressively advocate for our clients’ intellectual property rights in courts around the country, both in defense and enforcement of infringement claims. We have litigated patents and related Intellectual Property issues in virtually every major field. We have litigated registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, and trade dress. We have litigated copyrights related to books, drawings, architectural drawings, and other media. Our litigators have done so in courts all around the United States, and through international courts and processes as well. In all cases, wherever they may be around the globe, our litigators present complex technical issues in a way that judges and jurors understand.
Lewis Rice intellectual property litigators have successfully opposed some of the largest law firms in the country at a fraction of their costs. Our litigation team includes former federal court clerks, attorneys licensed before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and graduates of the best law schools in the country. We have no shortage of capable talent representing our nationwide client base.
The combination of these talented attorneys, our client-focused, objective-driven approach, and Midwestern rates results in effective and cost-efficient litigation experiences for our clients. Indeed, our clients often receive a cost advantage over their opposition without a loss of resources or talent, which provides leverage and flexibility in resolving high-stakes, bet the company intellectual property disputes for large and small companies alike. And, because our intellectual property litigators are also experienced in antitrust and other commercial areas, they are able to fully assert or defend our clients’ rights in any pending matter.
Patent and Trademark Prosecution
Lewis Rice has been recognized by Intellectual Property Today® as a Top Patent Firm and Top Trademark Firm for many years, including 2010. We focus on not only volume, however, but quality. Indeed, the entire patent and trademark prosecution team at Lewis Rice understands the need to create meaningful patent and trademark protections that are capable of withstanding scrutiny if an enforcement action should become necessary. Thus, the approach at Lewis Rice is to deal closely with the inventor or owner of the Intellectual Property to assimilate a working knowledge of the subject matter of the patent or trademark, conduct studies to determine the likelihood of obtaining an issued patent or trademark before our clients expend a substantial capital investment in an invention, trade name or slogan, and then follow through with portfolio maintenance as required over the passage of time. While we have several highly qualified prosecution attorneys on our team, we staff each matter leanly so that each lawyer working on a prosecution matter can gain an in-depth knowledge of our clients’ intellectual property needs without running up costs.