Intellectual Property

With attorneys who complement their legal acumen with technical knowledge and legal insights that span a broad spectrum of industries and technologies, Carella Byrne provides comprehensive intellectual property representation designed to protect and maximize the value of these assets. Our focus is on developing and protecting our clients’ intellectual property assets while crafting documentation and agreements that maximize their value.

The Carella Byrne intellectual property team has attorneys who have backgrounds and degrees in a variety of technical disciplines.

Patents

Our meticulous eye for detail allows us to prepare patent applications that can withstand the deepest scrutiny. And we have the strategic vision and advocacy skills required to defeat even the most aggressive challenges to an invention’s patentability. Similarly, we do the spadework and due diligence necessary to protect our clients from infringement allegations or clear a path for them by attacking the validity of an existing patent that stands in their way.

Our full suite of patent representation has facilitated the efforts and innovations of individuals and corporations and includes:

  • Patent Counseling
  • Patentability and Prior Art Searches and Opinions
  • Infringement, Non-Infringement, and Validity Opinions
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Post-Grant Proceedings
Trademarks and Copyrights

We prepare trademark applications designed to avoid unnecessary roadblocks to registration and conduct meticulous due diligence and clearance work that helps our clients steer clear of potential infringement issues. Carella Byrne’s intellectual property practice group are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and have extensive experience with all proceedings, including:

  • Responses to Office Actions/Communications
  • Requests for Reconsideration of Final Refusals
  • Appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
  • Oppositions in the TTAB
  • Cancellations in the TTAB

Similarly, we help clients protect creative works of all kinds through copyright registration.

Intellectual Property Enforcement and Litigation

Carella Byrne’s litigators are equipped to aggressively pursue claims against those who threaten or infringe on our clients’ intellectual property rights and vigorously defend against such claims when brought against our clients. Our seasoned litigators have successfully represented clients in proceedings across the United States, including in the Federal Circuit and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • Patent Infringement
  • Patent Antitrust
  • Trademark infringement
  • Trade Dress
  • Trade Secret Misappropriation
  • False Advertising
IP Licensing

We help clients manage and monetize their intellectual property portfolios by developing comprehensive strategies and profitable licensing transactions.

We welcome the opportunity to help you protect and maximize the value of your intellectual property assets.

Area of FOCUS

False Advertising
IP Licensing
Patents
Trade Secrets
Trademarks and Copyrights
TTAB

Intellectual Property Attorneys

Of Counsel
Associate

OUR ATTORNEYS

Practice Areas

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Our attorneys understands how critical it is that business owners prepare for retirement or unforeseen circumstances in a way that provides for their financial well-being and the continuity of their companies.

Litigation

When disputes arise, our seasoned litigators provide exceptional advocacy grounded in holistic strategies designed to achieve each client’s overall business, financial, and personal goals.

Land Use Law

When zoning and land use roadblocks stand in the way of your objectives for a real estate investment or development project, our attorneys have the knowledge and experience necessary to move you forward.

About us

Restaurant Brands
Carella Byrne has filed a securities fraud class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Restaurant Brands International Inc. on behalf of those individuals who purchased or acquired common stock.
Johnson & Johnson
Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello filed a consumer class action Thursday in New Jersey District Court against Johnson & Johnson over its Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen line.
Takata Corp.
A Florida federal judge granted final approval Monday to a $42 million settlement automakers Volkswagen and Audi reached to resolve multidistrict litigation over their alleged use of defective Takata Corp. air bags, as well as a $12.6 million attorney fee award from that total.

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