What Situations Require an IP Attorney?
“The role of IP in a business is insufficiently understood. It is probably under-valued, under-managed or under-exploited. One of the key factors affecting a company’s success or failure is the degree to which it effectively exploits intellectual capital and values risk.”
IP assets are critical to your prosperity. Use IP Law to protect your competitive advantages/ideas. Below are examples where IP can be used for advantage.
Trademarks
Stopping counterfeits of your products
Preventing competitors using your trademark as keyword
Controlling trademarks in smartphone apps
Monitoring Social Media misuse of your trademarks
Deciding design and trade dress rights in 3-D printing age
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets
Protecting your non-public Confidential Information
Failing to protect means you will lose trade secret rights
Using your Trade Secrets Policy correctly
Controlling third-party use of your trade secrets
Acquiring or Creating IP
Using outside knowledge workers to develop IP
Selling, buying, or licensing IP
Buying a business which owns IP
Creating a new, proprietary product/design
Deciding between a patent or a trade secret
Enforcing Your Rights
Stopping a competitor from stealing your IP
Responding when ex-employees use your IP
Sending a Cease and Desist letter
IP Audit
Identifying your IP to monetize optimally
Discovering if weaknesses exist and correcting them
Analyzing if your IP is properly protected
Improving IP systems and rights
Startups
Acquiring needed IP to support business model
Establishing proper IP structure/ownership
Creating proper IP protection systems
e-Commerce
Locking down T’s and C’s to prevent IP theft
Reacting when your domain name has been copied
Developing a mobile app
Licensing
Creating new income stream from your IP
Assessing value of licensed assets
Structuring licenses and weighing approaches
Controlling licensed sales
Promotion
Advertising your product
Comparing your products to your competitors’ products
Using celebrity or sponsorship endorsements
Data and Privacy
Collecting personally identifiable information (PII)
Complying with GDPR European requirements
Responding to data breaches
Addressing cybersecurity problems
Heavy IP Users
Tech companies
Consumer products companies
Companies using proprietary systems to succeed
Talk to us
If we can help you or you would just like to talk to us, please call our office or send us an e-mail. References are available upon request.
We wish you the best of luck with your business!
Cordially,
Charles B. Brown
Principal
(847) 784-1300
www.corplaw.com | charlie@corplaw.com
400 Central Avenue, Suite 150, Northfield, Illinois 60093
Charlie concentrates in IP (Intellectual Property) Law. Charlie has 37 years of experience as an accomplished attorney for businesses in diverse industries nationally and internationally, including as in-house counsel where he came to fully understand how to serve business clients best. He has served in leadership roles at the Chicago Bar Association and Association of Corporate Counsel and writes on IP topics.
He is active in North Shore civic affairs. He likes sailing, softball, platform tennis, old boys rugby, mountain climbing, and working on his 1967 Cutlass Supreme convertible with 206,000 miles.