Intellectual Property Litigation

	FEE & JEFFRIES, P.A. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW	Practice Area

	Intellectual Property Litigation
	Intellectual Property Litigation. Some of the most important assets in today’s society are not tangible. Rather, they are intellectual property such as those protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents, and the laws governing trade secrets. Fee & Jeffries regularly both prosecutes and defends clients in a wide variety of intellectual property disputes both pre-suit and in litigation. n Copyright litigation–Copyrights protect the rights to reproduce, distribute, and use an original created expression or work, be it architectural, artistic, dramatic, literary, musical, or even sculptural. Fee & Jeffries has represented clients in copyright cases involving architectural drawings for residential and governmental facilities, business forms, commercial artwork, computer code, and even pantomime performances. Depending upon whether and when the work in question was registered with the United States Copyright Office, a prevailing party in a copyright infringement action may recover actual or statutory damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees. n Trademark and trade dress litigation–Generally speaking, trademarks are appearances, designs, words, slogans, symbols, or even distinctive sounds that parties use to identify and distinguish their goods and services from those of others. A closely-associated concept is trade dress, which is when the product’s appearance itself is sufficiently distinctive to identify its source, such as the classic Coca-Cola® bottle shape. Our firm’s attorneys are experienced in representing clients in trademark and trade dress litigation involving a wide range of products and services, including famous-brand watches, HVAC equipment, restaurants, toys and leisure products, religious organizations, home improvement services, and solar-energy devices. n Patent litigation–The attorneys of Fee & Jeffries represent our clients in protecting their patented inventions and processes and also defend our clients against claims of patent infringement. In patent disputes, we assist our clients in identifying and retaining licensed patent counsel with particular expertise in the field of the inventions at issue to provide us with assistance on technical scientific and engineering issues. We believe that our clients are best served by such a team approach. By virtue of this tailored patent litigation team, our clients enjoy the benefits of both seasoned litigators and hand-picked patent counsel. n Trade Secret litigation–Many of our clients have developed information databases, processes, and technologies that, while not eligible for other forms of intellectual property protection, are extremely valuable. Items such as customer lists, market analysis, and technical manufacturing processes are often protectable trade secrets. We regularly represent our clients in trade secret litigation and have significant experience in obtaining and defending against injunctions, which is often sought in such cases.