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Newport Beach Trademark Lawyer

Newport Beach Attorney — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:01:22 +0000

As Newport Beach copyright and trademark lawyers, we make registering trademarks and copyrights available to small business owners. Protecting intellectual property rights can be extremely complicated, however our experience make the process much easier.

Our experience in intellectual property allows us to clearly explain the process to our clients. By identifying and addressing issues up front, we make the process of registering a company’s copyrights and trademarks as quick and efficient as possible. After reviewing your situation, we will assist you in determining whether a trademark or copyright is the best alternative

We are Newport Beach trademark lawyers providing copyright attorney services for businesses and individuals.

Photography Law

Newport Beach Attorney — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:00:09 +0000

In the technology era, the proliferation of the internet has created ever increasing legal challenges for photographers trying to gain exposure for their work while still retaining proprietary interest.

Our photography lawyers can help you draft all documents related to photography including model releases and licensing agreements for your photos. Your photography created through your time and effort is your product, thus you should ensure you have the properly drafted documents to protect it. A photography attorney can ensure that your documents are tailored to address your unique situation.

In addition, a photography lawyer can assist you in enforcing your legal rights. Our photography attorneys can be retained to send cease and desist notices to those using your photos without your permission or if need be take those using your images in violation of copyrights to trial.

Our photography attorneys have worked with photographers and can assist you understand and enforce your legal rights with respect to your photography.

Newport Beach Intellectual Property Lawyer

Newport Beach Attorney — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:14:28 +0000

Registering intellectual property such as a trademark, service mark, or copyright may enhance a company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights. Our Orange County trademark attorneys assist clients in registering their trademark with the USPTO and their copyrights with the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.

As knowledgeable Newport Beach trademark lawyers we guide our clients through process of registration step by step. We strive to clearly explain to our clients the difference between trademarks and copyrights. We inform our clients as type of marks that may be registered and the type of works that may be copyrighted. We then perform a preliminary search of the mark or work to be registered. Finally, we assist clients in drafting the applications and subsequently filing the completed application to protect our clients’ intellectual property rights.

Our Newport Beach intellectual property attorneys provide the following services:

copyright registration
trademark registration
trademark filings such as renewals

California Trademark Attorney

Newport Beach Attorney — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:20:32 +0000

A trademark (”mark”) is a word, phrase, or symbol or graphic design, or combination of these elements that distinguish the source of products such as a brand name or logo. Trademark rights are created by commercial use of the trademark.

As California trademark attorneys we assist clients in registering their trademarks. Federal registration enhances the owners rights in a trademark. Registration provides the owner with exclusive rights and puts others on notice of this right. The owner may use the ® registration symbol to designate federal registration of the mark. The owner of a registered mark may enforce rights to the trademark by an action for trademark infringement.

In our trademark package a California trademark attorney will provide the following:

analysis of the potential trademark for suitability of registration on the “spectrum of distinctiveness”
preliminary due diligence or registered marks and pending applications
draft and file application with United State PTO

Trade Secrets

Newport Beach Attorney — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:04:32 +0000

As trade secret attorneys we have experience representing clients with respect to their trade secret law issues. We stress protecting trade secrets in the course of one’s business to avoid future problems that might lead to loss of revenue and significant expense of litigation. In particular, our trade secret lawyers can advise clients on how to protect trade secrets during business transactions and negotiations through non-disclosure and proprietary information agreements. In addition, we can provide guidance with respect to the prevention of trade secret issues with employees and contractors through covenants such as covenants not to compete and requirement that all trade secret information be returned upon termination of employment or contract.

When controversy does arise, we are prepared to assist both those accused of misappropriation defend against unsubstantiated claims and well as assisting those who seek to protect their trade secrets from misappropriation. We understand that trade secret issues are time sensitive and that sensitive digital information can be transmitted around the world in the matter of seconds, and therefore may require immediate action, whether it be contacting the opposing party or preliminary injunctions.

As experienced trade secret attorneys we strive to give our clients a clear explanation of their rights under both Federal and state law. In addition, we strive to stay up to date on changes in the law so that we can provide possible litigation strategies that will protect their business and legal interests in a quick and reliable manner.