Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property is increasingly recognized as among the most valuable of business assets, with ideas and ingenuity accelerating business around the world. The law’s protection of intellectual capital – patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets – is highly prized for competitive advantage in today’s marketplace. Such assets warrant comprehensive protection:

• Experienced, seasoned enforcement and defense of IP rights in litigation
• Strategies for avoiding the IP rights of others, infringement / noninfringement opinions concerning same, and patent “design around” studies
• Patentability analyses
• Prior art analyses
• Product clearance opinions
• Patent applications, worldwide
• Trademark registration applications, worldwide
• Copyright registrations
• IP portfolio strategic planning
• Trademark and brand management
• Contested proceedings within governmental agencies, such as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

Turner Padget understands the need to protect intellectual property, and provides a complete range of capability to do so. From individualized attention during application prosecution, to creative planning and counseling issues, to litigation depth second to none, Turner Padget prides itself in providing valuable, practical experience to meet our clients’ needs.

Attorney
Shareholder
Timothy D. St. Clair, Greenville

Bernard S. Klosowski, Jr., Greenville