Intellectual Property Litigation

The proper protection of a client's intellectual property can mean the difference between business success and failure. Embodying over twenty years of experience in the criminal investigation and prosecution of fraud, theft and corruption, the Intellectual Property Unit at Rome McGuigan, P.C. provides its clients with specialized services affording maximum protection of their valuable intellectual property.

Our Intellectual Property Unit brings a distinct combination of legal skills and experience to our clients. Our technical skills are greatly enhanced by the extensive hands-on investigative and prosecutorial experience gained by the Unit's leader, Austin J. McGuigan. Clients throughout the country have relied on us for successful prosecution of trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement and copyright infringement cases in state and federal courts.

At the outset of every matter, we determine the most effective and expedient strategy. While litigation is often the only recourse, we are sensitive to our client budgets and business objectives. Whether the subject is a computer source code, a unique manufacturing process or a technological breakthrough, each matter is assigned to a senior principal who, after careful and discreet evaluation with the client about the issue at hand, puts together the appropriate team and approach. Finally, through regular communication with the client, we customize and hone both strategy and focus in a cost-effective manner.

Intellectual property owners often suspect or are aware that a trade secret or other intellectual property has been misappropriated, stolen or otherwise wrongfully acquired. They do not, however, possess sufficient facts to commence a lawsuit to protect their rights. We specialize in the investigation of intellectual property misappropriations and infringements. Our experience in managing complex investigations and our working relationships with investigators throughout the United States allows us to control investigative costs while producing a superior result.

Many of our successful cases conclude well before a lawsuit has commenced. We help our clients prevent the loss of intellectual property and avoid litigation by performing audits of our clients' protective measures and by helping them establish procedures to maintain the confidentiality and security of information. When litigation is required, our trial experience is unsurpassed. We aggressively attack our clients' problems using our substantial investigative and prosecutorial skills as well as specially developed technology. A state-of-the-art computer system enables us to retrieve quickly all relevant case information, reduce thousands of documents to CD ROM format and transport information via laptop computers to meetings, depositions or the courtroom.

If intellectual property is left unprotected, it may be lost forever. Rome McGuigan, P.C. provides clients with the advice and services they need to protect their intellectual property and to prosecute successfully if this valuable business asset is misappropriated.

Trademark

• Opposition and cancellation proceedings
• Enforcement
• Defense
• Anti-counterfeiting

Copyright

• Enforcement
• Defense

Other

• Trade secrets
• Trade dress
• Unfair competition
• Service mark
• Restrictive covenants
• Business torts
• Licensing disputes

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