Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

At Altman & An LLP, we understand the importance of intellectual property to your business. Intellectual Property can be the largest asset portfolio that a company has. It is also playing an increasingly significant role in business development, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. When a business is establishing its presence in the marketplace, protecting and managing its intellectual property is critical as it can mean the difference between success or failure.

Our firm has the capabilities to meet the varied and changing needs of a growing U.S. and international client base.  Our practice encompasses copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.  We also handle transactional and contract matters related to intellectual property.  Our clients range from individuals to multibillion dollar private and publicly held corporations and universities. Our services include:

Patents

• Clearance searches, investigations and opinions

–   Freedom-to-operate (FTO) and right-to-use (RTU) opinions

–   Patentability and white space analysis

–   Invalidity studies

–   Coordination of world wide opinions in the above

• Preparation, prosecution and maintenance of domestic and international patents
• Counseling on patent related issues:

–   The development of worldwide patent portfolios

–   Global patenting strategies

–   Monitoring and enforcing patent rights

• Review of patent portfolios and competitor patent activity
• Patent surveillance and policing procedures

Other, non-patent IP issues

• IP due diligence
• Copyrights
• Licensing/contracts
• Trademarks