Protecting your corporate intellectual property assets requires counsel with the experience and practice depth to get the job done. Mintz Levin can be your single point of contact for all of your IP needs. We are one of the few firms that can handle all the work required to secure and protect your intellectual property worldwide, including trademarks, copyrights, and domain names.
We can assist you with trademark clearance, prosecution, registration, and licensing, as well as provide counsel and strategy on trademark, copyright, e-commerce, domain name piracy, false advertising, trade secret, and unfair competition issues. When it comes to enforcement and defense of your IP rights, we will carefully consider the best timing and forum for litigation and explore mediation or arbitration options. We will work with you to develop appropriate branding strategies and a comprehensive corporate IP policy to maximize the value of your IP assets.
Quick Facts
- Multidisciplinary team of attorneys and professionals experienced in the clearance, prosecution, protection, and licensing and enforcement of trademarks
- Attorneys who served as examiners at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Attorneys active and in leadership positions in the International Trademark Association and other professional IP organizations
- Represent clients before the following:
- USPTO
- Federal and state trial and appellate courts
- US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- National Arbitration Forum
- US Customs
- Network of international associates in 120+ countries
- Frequent speakers and regularly publish articles on topics of interest regarding trademark, copyright, and domain names
- Frequently sought as IP commentators by regional and national media outlets
- Recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally as leaders in the IP field
Areas of Focus
- Trademark
- Challenges to brand protection posed by social media sites
- Corporate / trade name and trademark clearance searches
- Domestic and international brand development and protection strategies
- Trademark applications, prosecution, and registration maintenance
- Trademark audits
- Trademark counseling
- Trademark due diligence
- Trademark enforcement
- Trademark licensing
- Trademark watching services
- US Customs recordations
- Copyright
- Copyright counseling
- Copyright due diligence
- Copyright IP portfolio audit and evaluation
- Copyright licensing
- Copyright registration
- DMCA complaints
- Domain name protection
- Assignment, merger, name change, and security interest recordation services
- Civil actions under Anti-Cybersquatting Piracy Act (ACPA)
- Domain name registration and dispute resolution
- Keyword and sponsored link advertising on search engines
- Negotiation of domain name transfer agreements and releases
- Registration of domain names, including advice regarding defensive registration
- Selection, procurement, protection, recovery, and enforcement of domain names
- TLD strategies
- Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaints
- Enforcement of trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights
- International and domestic arbitration
- Litigation
Rankings & Recognitions
- U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”: Practice top-tier ranked nationally for Biotechnology Law (2010 – 2012)
- Recognized for excellence by American College of Trial Lawyers, Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers