Intellectual Property

IP Protection

Our firm protects and enforces your company’s most valued intellectual property assets. We have a highly specialized team of advocates that provide litigation, licensing, and strategic counseling services relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. We have extensive experience across many areas of science, such as mechanical, biomedical and chemical engineering, chemistry, and material science. We are committed to understanding the intricate products and processes of our clients, tailoring our services to meet unique client needs and advise on the best forms of protection.
Whether assisting an individual inventor in securing a patent or representing a Fortune 500 company, Unikel Law LLC addresses each client need with the responsiveness and personalized attention characteristic of a sophisticated boutique firm.

Trademarks

Establishing and protecting trademark rights is a key component of our intellectual property practice. Our attorneys obtain a comprehensive understanding of the clients’ business and marketing strategies to ensure that trademarks are both protected against unauthorized use and exploited in a manner that gives our clients assurance that no rights are being violated.

We provide strategies for trademark protection. Whether counseling small or large businesses, our attorneys have the depth of experience and expertise required to address issues in a wide array of industries.

Our attorneys can handle all types of trademark disputes, including domain name issues, and are well-equipped to fortify our clients’ current trademark portfolios and guide the selection and protection of new marks for products and services. Whether conducting trademark searches or prosecuting a trademark application, our attorneys make sure that our clients receive proper trademark protection. We have substantial experience in licensing and related transactional practice areas to enable our clients to maximize business opportunities.

Domain names
Trade Dress
Trademark Cancellation Proceedings
Trademark Clearance
Trademark Counseling
Trademark Litigation
Trademark Opposition Proceedings
Trademark Portfolio Management and Brand Protection
Trademark Prosecution
Trademark Protection
Trademark Registration
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Matters

Licensing

In an increasingly fast-paced and ever-changing technological world, licenses represent an important method for protecting intellectual property rights and guarding against possible infringement claims as well as a way to monetize intellectual property. Although the transfer of technology presents an abundance of opportunities, it also creates the potential for possible legal problems such as infringement. Whether the matter at hand involves copying software or the use of a patented invention, our attorneys possess the knowledge, skill, and experience necessary to ensure that our clients’ rights are protected in the best possible fashion.
With extensive licensing experience in both the U.S. and international markets, our firm is well positioned to guide clients in maximizing the value of their intellectual property. From protecting current licensing rights to engaging in the establishment of cross-licensing programs, our attorneys work hard to preserve and promote the intellectual property rights of our clients.

Patents

With the rapid advancement of new technologies in virtually all areas of science, patents continue to be one of the most important ways to protect intellectual property rights. Our patent group recognizes this and relies on significant experience and knowledge to successfully guide clients through the patent process. Widely recognized as leaders in the field of intellectual property law, our attorneys are adept at handling all aspects of the patent process.
This broad range of expertise includes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office new product clearance, due diligence and patentability analyses. The firm can handle a variety of technical disciplines, including biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and material science. Further, many of the firm’s attorneys possess extensive professional experience in their respective fields of expertise. Coupled with high legal acumen, this expertise allows our attorneys to effectively counsel clients and prosecute utility, design and business method patents in countless industries so that the likelihood of success is maximized.
Whether guiding a single inventor or a large corporation through the patent process, our attorneys dedicate themselves fully to ensuring that the client receives the most accurate legal and technical insights available. Inventors and innovators alike must be able to promptly understand with confidence what steps they can take to ensure that their new ideas will be protected to the greatest extent possible. Further, they require that such protections also correspond with and maximize their business interests. Our attorneys understand these needs and possess the technical expertise, experience, and legal savvy necessary to efficiently and effectively guide clients to the best possible legal resolution.

Patent Application Filing
Patent Application Prosecution
Patent Maintenance
Patent Audits
Patent Application Appeals
Patent Application Preparation
Patent Counseling
Patent Evaluation
Patent / Invention-Related Agreements
Patent Litigation
Patent Transactions

Trade Secrets

Trade secret protection can serve as a valuable way to protect certain intellectual property rights. Trade secret protection can last indefinitely, and thus, trade secrets can offer an advantage over patent protection, which only lasts for a specifically limited period of time. However, through methods such as reverse engineering, trade secrets can also be lost. Our attorneys understand these complexities and rely on their experience and skill to tailor legal strategies that will afford the best possible intellectual property protection for each client.
In an increasingly competitive and global marketplace, the need for owners to keep their special knowledge out of the hands of competitors has never been greater. Our attorneys possess the technical expertise and legal acumen necessary to assist owners in accomplishing this goal. Through a variety of civil and commercial means, such as the utilization of non-disclosure agreements and non-compete clauses, our attorneys creatively and adeptly craft successful strategies to ensure that special knowledge is fully protected.

Copyrights

Copyrights apply to a broad range of creative or intellectual works, including books, software, e-commerce, music, art work and product catalogs. Developing a comprehensive strategy on a timely basis is key.

Our attorneys are adept at counseling clients on the registration, licensing, and enforcement of copyrights. Regionally and nationally, clients rely on the legal expertise of our attorneys to ensure that their creative and intellectual works are properly protected.

We understand how copyright protection frequently overlaps other forms of intellectual property protection, such as design patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. Our attorneys possess the knowledge and skills required to address these issues. The well-rounded expertise of our attorneys allows our firm to counsel our clients across multiple intellectual property areas to develop the best possible legal solutions.
• Copyright Counseling & Protection
• Copyright Litigation