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ADVISING OUR CLIENT'S IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTING
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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The protection of
intellectual property depends upon the proper execution of various
administrative procedures. We assist our clients in safeguarding
intellectual property by preparing patent applications and applications for
trademark and copyright registrations, guiding these applications through
the responsible administrative agencies in Washington, D.C., and by
developing an understanding of our client's business goals and objectives.
In providing advice, we strive to balance the need for intellectual property
protection against the business goals of our clients.
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When appropriate, we conduct comprehensive research into the
prior patent, trademark and copyright positions of others and advise our
clients of resulting impacts to the protection of their intellectual
property. Additionally, we negotiate and draft a wide range of contractual
agreements relating to intellectual property.
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A substantial part of our practice involves counseling
clients on the protection of intellectual property rights, obtaining
patents and trademark and copyright registrations, and using the laws
relating to trade secrets and unfair competition. We typically provide
advice throughout the research and development of new technology and
products and/or the process of choosing new product names and trademarks
and thereby assist our client companies and individuals in defining their
objectives.
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We also counsel clients to help them avoid the risk of
infringing existing patents, trademarks and copyrights and the expensive
design changes and litigation resulting from such potential infringement.
In addition, the firm provides advice to clients on the validity and
enforceability of the potentially conflicting intellectual property rights
of others.
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FURRER & TEZAK