Boardman Law Firm

The Boardman Law Firm's Intellectual Property Group has a breadth of experience when it comes to protecting and enforcing the intellectual property rights of our clients. We work closely with our client's to identify their intellectual assets and to ensure that their intellectual assets are fully protected under the law.

Services

Trademark

• Review and analysis of our client's trademark portfolios
• Trademark clearance searches
• Trademark registration procurement
• Ex parte appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Trademark non-infringement opinions
• Drafting and negotiating trademark licenses and assignments
• Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings
• Trademark enforcement and defense litigation

Copyrights

• Copyright registration procurement
• Copyright non-infringement opinions
• Drafting and negotiating copyright licenses and assignments
• Copyright enforcement and defense litigation
• Patents
• Review and analysis of our client's patent portfolios

Patent searches

• Patent prosecution
• Patent non-infringement opinions
• Patent validity opinions
• Drafting and negotiating patent licenses and assignments
• Patent enforcement and defense litigation

Unfair competition law

• Trademark infringement litigation
• False advertising litigation
• Deceptive trade practices litigation
• Misappropriation and passing off
• Defamation
• Right of publicity and right of privacy matters

Internet law

• Domain name acquisition and disputes
• Issues relating to the use of metatags and linking
• Trademark and copyright infringement issues relating to the Internet

Software

• Drafting and negotiating software licenses and assignments

Technology transfer

• Drafting and negotiating technology transfer agreements

Intellectual asset management

• Review and analysis of our client's intellectual property assets
• Due diligence review and analysis in acquisitions
• Trade secret protection and enforcement