Goodman, Allen & Filetti

Richmond | Norfolk | Charlottesville

Intellectual Property Transactional

TRADEMARKS and COPYRIGHTS

Transactional: Trademark and Copyright Registration, Counseling, and Licensing

Goodman, Allen & Filetti's intellectual property attorneys counsel our clients regarding the risks and advantages in the adoption and use of trademarks and trade names. Among other services, our attorneys conduct and analyze trademark availability searches and file and prosecute trademark and servicemark applications. Once a client's trademark has been issued, Goodman, Allen & Filetti provides continuing support for the client by counseling how to effectively use trademark and copyright laws to protect business interests and goodwill, both of which are essential in building and maintaining a successful enterprise.

We have assisted numerous clients in obtaining both state and federal trademark registrations and federal copyright registrations. Goodman, Allen & Filetti also assists clients with the purchase, sale, and/or transfer of copyrights and trademarks, as well as in drafting and reviewing documents associated with such transactions, including licensing and assignment agreements.


PATENTS

Transactional: Patent Prosecution and Counseling

Goodman, Allen & Filetti's patent attorneys assist clients in filing patent applications and obtaining utility and design patent protection for inventions. We have provided counseling and services on inventions in a wide variety of fields: computer software, Internet and email systems, biotechnology components, environmental engineering devices, healthcare related devices and methods, business methods, and general mechanical devices. Our attorneys have a wide understanding of technical terminology and work closely with specialists to gain even better technical expertise, in order to better understand our clients' creations and present them as effectively as possible in U.S., Patent Cooperation Treaty and foreign patent applications. Our attorneys also assist clients in the sale and purchase of patent assets and portfolios and in the formation and operation of intellectual property holding companies which help our clients maximize revenues from their creative output.

 

For more information, please contact:

Charles M. Allen