Our intellectual property practice group includes experienced patent, trademark and copyright law professionals. Whether you are a new business looking to develop and protect an identity, an independent inventor seeking patent assistance, or an industry leader looking to maximize your research and development investment, our attorneys can help. National and international corporations, start-ups and universities choose Woods Fuller to represent them in all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. We provide intellectual property searches, infringement opinions and guidance with licensing matters. Our regional focus has allowed us to specialize in matters important to the area, including value-added fuels (such as ethanol), medical devices and services, education, financial institutions, and computers.
Woods Fuller helps clients register copyrights and protect their copyrighted material against infringement. Our firm assists authors of all types of original work, including businesses that create advertising, training or other materials, in security copyright registrations. We aid clients in policing the use of their copyrighted materials through cease and desist letters and infringement litigation. Our experience allows us to provide advice on a broad range of copyright issues.
Our firm has been providing litigation services for over a hundred years. Recognizing the importance of intellectual property in today’s world, we have expanded our litigation practice to encompass that area, including patent infringement matters. We have attorneys who are experienced both in the courtroom and in alternative dispute resolution to provide aggressive and effective representation when our clients’ intellectual property rights are infringed upon or challenged. Our attorneys handle infringement litigation both in South Dakota and outside the state.
Woods Fuller advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property transactions, including licensing and acquisitions. Our attorneys can help maximize the value of your intellectual property portfolio by licensing those technologies you own. Likewise, we can help broaden your offering by seeking licenses to enhance your products and services with the innovations of others.
Woods Fuller has experience meeting the needs of today’s technology leaders- - those who rely on patents to protect the core of their business. Understanding the relationship between innovation and industry is key to proactively securing the protection on which your business depends. Our attorneys have experience serving a broad array of clients, from independent inventors to multi-national corporations, small businesses owners to university researchers.
We provide patentability and clearance opinions, draft patent licenses and technology agreements, render infringement opinions and review issued patents to provide invalidity opinions. We provide counseling and a comprehensive legal defense for patent-related matters.
Organizations that seek an edge over competitors often have confidential and proprietary information to protect. Whether it is a list of customers, a unique process or machine or a special formula, Woods Fuller can develop a strategy to suit your needs. Our attorneys can author new, and review existing policies, to protect the integrity of confidential information within your organization. Trade secret litigation can play an important role in protecting a company’s confidential information and maintaining its competitive advantage. We are experienced in handling trade secret litigation, representing clients in cases venued in and outside of South Dakota.
Whether you sell products or provide services locally or internationally, Woods Fuller has experienced attorneys who can secure the proper protection for your goodwill through trademarks and trade dress.
Our attorneys can assist with trademark development through clearance opinions and trademark searches. We prosecute new trademark applications, lead administrative trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, and routinely negotiate licensing agreements. Let us help manage your identity by asserting claims of trademark infringement against those who misuse your brand, and provide a comprehensive legal defense for allegations of infringement when they are waged against you.
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