Intellectual Property Law protects creative rights of individuals and businesses. In this era of fast-paced innovations and competitiveness, it is imperative to secure original ideas, intangible assets, designs and inventions, and possess an ability to enforce legal rights if necessary.

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The Intellectual Property Group at Schumann Hanlon Margulies LLC provides the following services:

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Trademark

• Counseling on choosing a mark

• Clearance search and analysis

• Validity/enforceability opinions discussing risks and benefits of registering the chosen mark

• State and Federal Trademark Registration

• Filing responses to office actions

• Portfolio management

• Licensing and Assignment agreements

• Enforce and challenge trademark rights

• Counseling on trade dress, unfair competition and false advertising issues

 

Copyright

• Registration

• Portfolio management

• Licensing and Assignment agreements

• Work for Hire agreements

 

Patent

• Freedom to operate search

• Due diligence investigations

• Validity/enforceability and infringement opinions

 

Trade Secret

• Counseling on safeguarding trade secrets

• Counseling on implementing trade secret protection policies

• Non-disclosure agreements

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Schumann Hanlon Margulies is a full-practice law firm that can readily assist IP clients in related areas such as dispute resolution, contract drafting and negotiation, employment-related issues, business and finance, and real estate.