HELPING CLIENTS PROTECT THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
PATENTS • COPYRIGHTS • TRADEMARKS • TRADE DRESS • TRADE SECRETS
Intellectual property rights are the life-blood of many a business. These may include: a patent covering one’s products or business methods, copyrights covering one’s designs or works, the look and feel of one’s products, or even the name of one’s business or products. You have invested time and money creating or enhancing the goods and services which define your business. The intellectual property laws provide protection to prevent others from infringing upon your rights and unlawfully profiting from your investment. I routinely assist clients protect their intellectual property rights by, among other things:
- Prosecuting and defending patent, copyright and trademark infringement claims
- Conducting due diligence analysis of one’s intellectual property portfolio
- Counseling clients on investments into new technologies or intellectual property rights
- Negotiating license terms for intellectual property rights
HELPING CLIENTS RESOLVE THEIR BUSINESS DISPUTES
Before engaging in litigation, it is imperative that the attorney and client engage in a careful case assessment to develop both a business and legal strategy. Whether through litigation or negotiation, I have experience assisting clients through a wide spectrum of business disputes including:
- Breach of contract
- Partnership and ownership disputes
- Unfair business practices
- Business fraud
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)
- Tortious interference with contractual or business relations
HELPING CLIENTS PREVENT BUSINESS DISPUTES
Many business disputes can be avoided, or at least mitigated, by a periodic review and analysis of one’s business licenses and agreements. As economic circumstances change, one party or the other may seek to take advantage of the terms of the agreement to best suit its current situation. As such, it is imperative that one be aware of its exposure to potential re-interpretations of one’s agreements by a counter-party in an ever-changing economic environment. I have assisted clients in evaluating, negotiating and/or drafting a wide array of agreements including, but not limited to:
- Purchase agreements
- Software license agreements
- Service agreements
- Maintenance agreements
- Employee/Management agreements
- Human Resources policies and procedures
HELPING CLIENTS TRAVERSE A VOLATILE REAL ESTATE MARKET
As a business or individual, real estate likely plays an integral part in your life and any dispute regarding your place of business or home can be unsettling. When this happens, it is important to understand your rights and develop a business and legal strategy to protect your real property interests. I have experience litigating all manner of disputes that concern the ownership, development, sale and possession of interests in real properties, including:
- Contract disputes involving real property
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Community Development District assessments
- Adverse possession actions
- Easements
- Trespass and nuisance claims
- Quiet title actions
- Acquisition of real property for commercial development
- Construction of manufacturing and warehouse facilities