With the exception of limited automatic protections for copyrights, intellectual property rights generally require active protection and enforcement. Without proper attention, valuable rights may be lost, weakened, or difficult to enforce.
The Overton Law Firm, P.C. assists clients in obtaining, protecting, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property rights. The method selected should be tailored to the invention, creative work, commercial product, service, business plan, and long-term objectives.
Intellectual Property Rights
- Patents
- Copyrights
- Trademarks
- Trade secrets
Representative Services
- Patent prosecution
- Copyright registrations
- Trademark registrations
- Licensing of intellectual property rights
- Litigation, including patent and trade-secret litigation
- Business-entity planning for commercial development
Often, more than one method of protection should be considered. The Firm can also assist with commercial development planning and the selection or formation of business entities, including limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.