Intellectual Property

As technology speeds the pace of innovation, no business can afford to take its intellectual property for granted. The intellectual property practice at Seyfarth Shaw offers clients powerful protection for their most valuable assets.

Backed by the resources of one of the nation’s premier law firms, our veteran team of attorneys represents a diverse roster of clients — from Fortune 500 and multinational corporations to fast-growing start-ups. With broad experience in all areas of intellectual property law, the Seyfarth Shaw intellectual property practice is a full-service partner that helps clients identify and secure their intellectual property rights, exploit them in the marketplace and enforce or defend them anywhere a client does business.

A Record of Achievement

Seyfarth Shaw has distinguished itself as a leader in the field of intellectual property law. For example, our attorneys: 

• Help hundreds of companies, both large and small, to develop, protect and monetize their intellectual property assets. We have thousands of patent and trademark applications, existing patents and registrations in our docket.
• Represent clients in high-stakes litigation in federal courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Our intellectual property litigation experience extends from patent, copyright and trademark infringement to cases involving trade secrets, counterfeiting, advertising, e-commerce and more.
• Negotiate a broad range of agreements relating to trademarks, copyrights, software, licenses, alliances and transfers, and a host of others involving electronic commerce and the development, commercialization and exploitation of intellectual property rights and assets.
• Developed one of the first trade secrets protection training programs for businesses and their employees, and continue to deliver client-specific training on copyright, advertising and promotion law, e-commerce and licensing, to help businesses identify, protect and exploit their intangible assets.
• Handle transactions involving emerging multimedia issues, including Internet strategy development and implementation, and the creation of affiliation and strategic alliance agreements and cross-promotion arrangements.
• Initiate ongoing client counseling on advertising, promotions, sweepstakes, trade regulations, entertainment and other federal and state regulatory matters regarding both online and offline initiatives.