Intellectual Property Licensing and Protection
Career Intellectual Property Attorneys
Our core team of intellectual property attorneys has been working together for over eight years to provide a unique foundation of technical understanding, scientific expertise, and legal knowledge to our clients. Combined, our IP lawyers have over 32 years of experience in computer technology.
Our IP Focus Includes:
Client Centered Representation
Because our intellectual property lawyers have an extensive background in technology, they are well suited to work with our clients to solve their challenging legal problems, including the development, acquisition, marketing and distribution of computer and other technology. Our results driven strategy leads to practical solutions to the uncertain and complex issues that embody computer technology and intellectual property transactions.
IP Litigation and Transaction Background
Our attorneys are highly skilled in the litigation component of IP law, having worked on trial and appellate court cases involving trademark, trade secret, copyright, and domain name disputes.
Additionally, our IP lawyers have hands on experience in technology licensing and business sales, and have negotiated hundreds of complicated intellectual property and business contracts for our clients.
The two lead attorneys in our IP department, Robert T. Daunt and Eric B. Boustani, were formerly managing principals with Davis & Schroeder, a professional corporation and intellectual property law boutique in Monterey, California, prior to joining Terra Law.
Our IP department has unique and varied expertise in the following areas:
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The evaluation of the initial ownership and subsequent chain of title of the copyright interests in computer software, artistic images, written materials, etc.
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The assignment or licensing of some or all of the rights conferred under the copyright law.
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The formalities and procedures required to protect and enforce copyright interests.
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The interaction of the United States copyright law with foreign copyright law under various international copyright treaties.
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Advising on the creation of competitive software through carefully structured programs of reverse engineering and independent development of alternative copyrighted materials.
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The evaluation of potential copyright infringement situations both from a plaintiff and a defense perspective.
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The selection and evaluation of proposed trademarks and service marks to determine if they are available for use.
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The procedures for establishing, properly using, and protecting both common law and registered trademark and service mark rights in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.
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The registration of trademarks on both the state and federal level and the process of opposing or defending against an opposition to a federal registration in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
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The evaluation of potential trademark infringement situations both from a plaintiff and a defense perspective.
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Advising clients on establishing the processes and procedures required to establish and maintain trade secrets.
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Drafting employee, contractor, customer, and other nondisclosure agreements for use in conjunction with trade secret programs.
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The evaluation of potential trade secret misappropriation situations both from a plaintiff and a defense prospective.
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Providing general information about the patent process and patent licensing.
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Helping a client evaluate the business rational for investing in patents.
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Drafting technology licenses the include licenses of patented rights.
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Consulting with clients regarding their intellectual property protection, ownership, and control procedures, reviewing present practices and documentation, and making recommendations for establishing or improving proper practices and procedures.
To learn more about our IP attorneys, please review the attorney profiles below:
Eric B. Boustani
Robert T. Daunt
G. Gervaise Davis III
Mark W. Good
