Patton Boggs Intellectual Property Practice Description

At Patton Boggs, we believe that intellectual property protection is best approached from a strategic business standpoint. Thus, our lawyers counsel clients not only in the development and protection of IP resources, but on how best to utilize those assets to advance business interests. Our lawyers and professionals offer full-service representation in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and unfair competition law, and provide the fundamental services related to each, including patent preparation and prosecution, opinions, transactions, and litigation.

Patton Boggs’ IP lawyers have the legal skills and experience to deal with the most complex technology issues in all traditional IP areas. For example, our patent attorneys have advanced degrees and/or relevant industry experience in all major technology areas, including biotechnology, biochemistry, business methods, chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering, fluidics, material sciences, mechanical engineering, medical devices, optics, pharmaceutical, physics, and telecommunications. Our technical capabilities are matched by a deep understanding of the relationship between intellectual property rights and the practical needs of business. We know that the primary reason for protecting and enforcing IP is to advance a company’s business interests and increase shareholder value, and this philosophy guides and defines our patent enforcement practice.

Because it is now common for large-scale patent litigation to have multinational components, Patton Boggs also has significant experience in the international IP arena. Our patent litigation lawyers have unparalleled experience in coordinating and directing litigation among multiple jurisdictions, working closely with foreign associates and attorneys in local jurisdictions to advance that consistent and successful positions are advanced in each forum.

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