INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES

The Intellectual Property services offered by Clayman, Tapper & Baram, LLC contain a number of unique characteristics. CTB’s services provide support for the entrepreneur or the small business seeking to integrate IP protection into their overall corporate strategy. Rather than merely offer to write a patent, CTB’s business attorneys help develop a plan in which intellectual property protection (patent, trademark or copyright), may be only one facet of that plan. For example, an entrepreneur may invent a new device or process. CTB can assist that person in (i) securing patent and other intellectual property rights; (ii) entity formation in order to start a business; (iii) the rental or purchase of real estate premises; (iv) the preparation of licensing, purchasing, supplier, or other financing agreements; and (v) upon successful business management, Franchising. In addition, the firm provides litigation support in cooperation with transactional services.

To further assist a person seeking to start a business that may require the services described above, if needed, CTB can provide a variety of Immigration Services. Similarly, to assist Intellectual Property clients with asset protection, the firm offers a variety of Trusts & Estate Services as well. By integrating your legal services within Clayman, Tapper & Baram, LLC, the firm’s attorneys gain a complete understanding and appreciation of your business and personal desires and can work with you to attain your goals.

PATENT, TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT SERVICES

Far too often, a terrific and potentially profitable idea is abandoned because the inventor believes the idea is not patentable or it would be too expensive to patent. Sometimes, the invention is brought to market by another and the opportunity is lost. Other times, the invention is never brought to market and the idea is lost. Both scenarios can be prevented.

Many ideas are patentable provided the idea is new and useful. The expense involved in filing a patent application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office basically consists of the time it takes for the patent lawyer to analyze and describe the invention. In order to control and reduce that cost for clients, CTB provides a stage-gate approach to the method of patent prosecution. By teaching the inventor the fundamental facets of patent prosecution, and involving the inventor at all stages of the process, the inventor can control the process. In this manner, CTB attorneys strive to provide efficient and effective patent prosecution services and to work within the client’s budget.

Patent Infringement Opinions and Patent Litigation (as Plaintiff or Defendant) are important services offered to clients. Because CTB has the patent drafting background and can provide litigation services for other clients, CTB’s attorneys can similarly provide these services in an efficient and effective manner.

Intellectual property protection and property branding also are important aspects of the success of a product or a business. CTB attorneys assist clients in securing and enforcing these rights by handling trademark and copyright applications and litigation.

Remember, an idea, process, software program, logo, story, or song can be protected. CTB attorneys have helped clients secure (i) patent protection for a variety of products as diverse as air cleaners for the international space station, fuel reformation, software, hand tools, and head coverings; (ii) trademark protection for names, logos, and caricatures; and (iii) copyright protection for stories, poems, and songs. CTB’s attorneys have helped to assert those rights by providing litigation support for clients in the pharmaceutical research industry, equine trade, and construction industry.

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