Intellectual Property Advice Generally
Innovations that advance the state of the art are coveted prizes in today’s highly competitive technology industry. Their protection has become increasingly important in a rapidly changing technology marketplace. We bring deep, sophisticated knowledge of intellectual property law when assisting with your technology or commercial deal work.
When negotiating your technology-intensive transaction, you can count on us to provide clear advice, in plain English, about such complex issues as joint ownership of intellectual property, patent non-assertion provisions, and open source licenses. The attorneys at Wave Law® help structure transactions so that your innovations, including improvements and enhancements, are properly safeguarded.
We have advised many clients on establishing sound policies and procedures to protect their intellectual property assets. We have also trained startups and mature companies alike in the proper protection and safeguarding of their intellectual property assets.
Copyrights, Patents and Trade Secrets
We advise our clients on the proper staging and strategy for seeking copyright and patent protection for their creative works and innovations. We have also deep experience in negotiating complex copyright, patent and trade secret licenses in many fields.
We provide strategic patent advice, but do not prosecute patents or provide infringement opinions. For such and other patent expertise in specialized areas, we have referral relationships with several national patent-focused firms that are top-rated.
Trademarks
We provide our clients with strategic advice on protecting their marks, and have deep experience with the licensing of trademarks, including for major brands.
We have found that the registration and prosecution of trademarks is best left to boutique firms that focus on such matters, and can do the work efficiently and at reasonable cost. We have referral relationships with several excellent firms who have national trademark practices.