Services

Intellectual Property Protection

Dobrusin & Thennisch attorneys assist clients in all aspects of prosecuting, maintaining, and enforcing intellectual property rights before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright Office, and Trademark Trial & Appeal Board in Washington, DC. We also work with our clients in a collaborative atmosphere to develop their corporate infrastructure for business expansion and corporate law compliance.

Patent Practice

We assist clients in all phases of domestic and international patent prosecution including PCT and European Patent Office proceedings. This includes a wide range of legal services related to client counseling, compliance with U.S. Patent & Trademark office procedures and regulations, and interaction with client personnel to maximize the value of client inventions and discoveries.

E-Commerce Transactions

We represent clients with business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactional matters, establishing and structuring a variety of programs and agreements related to on-line content, licensing, Web hosting, and linking. In addition, our attorneys prepare and prosecute e-commerce patents directed to developing business methods and programs as well as providing mechanisms to protect on-line content and interests.

Technology Related Employment Matters

Our attorneys are well versed in the unique relationships and opportunities created in a technology-driven workplace, including assignments of technology, works-made-for-hire, covenants-not-to-compete, inventorship issues, and trade secret protection.

Litigation

We have a wide array of experience securing, protecting, and enforcing our clients’ intellectual property rights before state and federal courts as well as administrative proceedings before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Due Diligence

Our attorneys have experience conducting and reporting due diligence investigations in the context of the transfer of intellectual property in large commercial transactions up to, and including, the sale and merger of international business entities.