Intellectual property - copyrights, trademarks and patents - is the lifeblood of today's networked global economy, and the principal asset of technology and media companies. Intelligent strategies for acquisition, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights - at home and abroad - are critical to success.

Our IP team includes former officials of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Software Publishers Association and a former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee responsible for intellectual property matters. Our team members have negotiated major intellectual property treaties and been effective advocates in the WTO, the European Commission, the Congress and the courts of the United States.

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Together, we have:

• Assisted pharmaceutical, entertainment, software and consumer product companies in WTO cases involving the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Secured recognition of patents for business methods, computer software and biotechnology
• Represented the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition in intellectual property enforcement and border control issues before the U.S. and other governments
• Negotiated cross-border and domestic contracts for developing, licensing and distributing Internet technology, software and new media
• Served on the International Chamber of Commerce Working Party on Intellectual Property and Electronic Commerce
• Helped companies identify, secure, license and enforce intellectual property assets
• Counseled clients in Internet domain name disputes and online copyright infringement cases