Legal Services

Why does Intellectual Property (IP) need legal protection?

Ideas drive innovation, business growth, and progress.

Your implementations of those ideas are your intellectual property, which can become exclusive business assets that bring you recognition and financial benefit when secured properly.

Who might need my legal assistance?

  • Officers, marketing and finance managers, and in-house legal teams
  • Established businesses of all sizes, especially midsize or large companies
  • Entrepreneurs in the process of establishing or growing a business
  • Legal professionals and business consultants seeking to protect clients or address disputes
  • Foreign businesses interested in the U.S. market

What industries can I help with?

While my practice is industry agnostic, some categories that I frequently serve are:

  • Technology
  • Consumer Products
  • Industrial Products
  • Entertainment and media
  • Professional Services
  • Any other business where creativity or reputation create value

What types of services can I provide?

  • Advising on and obtaining:
  • Patents
  • Industrial designs
  • Trademarks and branding
  • Name, image and likeness rights
  • Domain names
  • Copyrights
  • Other protections
  • Negotiating, challenging, or defending intellectual property issues
  • Evaluating, transferring, licensing, or monetizing intellectual property
  • Serving as a liaison to other legal service areas, including corporate law, immigration law, tax law, real estate law, and more

Why does Intellectual Property (IP) need legal protection?

Ideas drive innovation, business growth, and progress.

Your implementations of those ideas are your intellectual property, which can become exclusive business assets that bring you recognition and financial benefit when secured properly.

  • Officers, marketing and finance managers, and in-house legal teams
  • Established businesses of all sizes, especially midsize or large companies
  • Entrepreneurs in the process of establishing or growing a business
  • Legal professionals and business consultants seeking to protect clients or address disputes
  • Foreign businesses interested in the U.S. market

While my practice is industry agnostic, some categories that I frequently serve are:

  • Technology
  • Consumer Products
  • Industrial Products
  • Entertainment and media
  • Professional Services
  • Any other business where creativity or reputation create value
  • Advising on and obtaining:
  • Patents
  • Industrial designs
  • Trademarks and branding
  • Name, image and likeness rights
  • Domain names
  • Copyrights
  • Other protections
  • Negotiating, challenging, or defending intellectual property issues
  • Evaluating, transferring, licensing, or monetizing intellectual property
  • Serving as a liaison to other legal service areas, including corporate law, immigration law, tax law, real estate law, and more

Where can I help you?

While I am based in New York City, I serve clients wherever they are, aiding them in protecting their intellectual property in the United States and throughout the world
Connect with me, and let’s talk IP

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