Intellectual Property Litigation

Successful intellectual property litigation relies on the knowledge and experience of the attorneys handling your case. At Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (SHB), our intellectual property litigation team has earned a solid reputation for representing our clients on both sides of the IP fence.

Intellectual property litigation cases include patents, patent infringement, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and false advertising. Intellectual property litigation can be based on any number of topics, which is why we?ve staffed our intellectual property team with experts holding a variety of advanced degrees, from agriculture and computer hardware and software to pharmacology and toxicology. In addition to our knowledgeable intellectual property litigation team, we work with a wide network of industry experts and paraprofessionals who ensure we are educated and informed about the cases we?re presenting. Our resource library is one of the most extensive in the industry, further complementing our intellectual property litigation team?s qualifications.

Your intellectual property attorney will address ownership rights between employer and employee, as well as between businesses and their independent contractors. We also handle strategic acquisition projects involving the identification and attainment of third-party patents and applications of potential value to clients. We excel at conducting offensive reviews in order to ascertain which target products or technologies are most likely to infringe on client patent holdings.

Not every intellectual property case results in litigation, which is why SHB also has an Intellectual Property Prosecution & Counseling team, in addition to our Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation team. Our Intellectual Property Prosecution & Counseling team offers extensive counseling services designed to assist clients in maintaining, protecting and exploiting proprietary trade secrets. In particular, this practice addresses ownership rights between employer and employee, as well as between businesses and their independent contractors. SHB attorneys also handle strategic acquisition projects involving the identification and attainment of third-party patents and applications of potential value to clients. Moreover, SHB practitioners excel at conducting offensive reviews in order to ascertain which target products or technologies are most likely to infringe on client patent holdings.

Intellectual property is still very much a gray area, and you?ll benefit from the experience and expertise of working with the intellectual property litigation team at SHB. If you think intellectual property litigation may be in your future, contact us today. We look forward to working with you.