Practices

The trademark, copyright and patent attorneys of Sedgwick’s intellectual property practice are experienced counselors and seasoned trial lawyers.  We provide counseling, litigation and transaction-related representation to both large and small organizations from a diverse range of industries, including entertainment, media, art, consumer products, fragrance and cosmetics, retail and wholesale, financial services, pharmaceuticals, publishing, professional services and technology.

The trademark, copyright and patent attorneys of Sedgwick’s intellectual property practice are experienced counselors and seasoned trial lawyers.  We provide counseling, litigation and transaction-related representation to both large and small organizations from a diverse range of industries, including entertainment, media, art, consumer products, fragrance and cosmetics, retail and wholesale, financial services, pharmaceuticals, publishing, professional services and technology.

Our intellectual property attorneys handle all aspects of intellectual property development, transfer, protection and enforcement from offices on both coasts.  We negotiate and write licensing, distribution, and acquisition agreements. We pursue infringers and defend against infringement claims both informally and through litigation. We recover internet domain names from cybersquatters. We counsel clients on the most effective means to protect their investments in their inventions and creative works. Most importantly, we provide practical solutions that allow our clients to focus on their business.

Copyright

In additional to courtroom advocacy, Sedgwick attorneys enforce our clients’ copyrights and defend against claims of infringement.  We handle copyright clearance, registration, licensing, distribution, and assignment for our clients.  We frequently prepare releases and other legal documents that clients use in their day-to-day business operations to ensure the integrity of their copyrights and prevent exposure to copyright infringement claims. Our attorneys have experience reviewing our clients’ business operations to identify and protect copyrightable works early, enabling our clients to enforce their rights more effectively and efficiently.  We also counsel clients on realistic procedures they can employ to avoid infringement claims and minimize potential liability.  We counsel clients on Internet-related legal and regulatory issues, including those involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, electronic privacy and targeted advertising on the Internet.

Media/Entertainment Representation

Sedgwick has represented major media and entertainment entities in litigation regarding intellectual property issues, trademark and copyright infringement and breach of contract actions. Our attorneys have acted as lead counsel at both the trial and appellate levels involving entertainment and media intellectual property issues, and also have experience managing the copyright and trademark portfolios of motion picture studios and record companies. We also have extensive experience in matters involving free expression and, its counterpart, unlawful speech.

Patent

For high-stakes patent litigation matters, Sedgwick is able to leverage its considerable experience in both trial work and intellectual property to provide outstanding results in the courtroom. Our litigation prowess also translates into more effective representation in transactional matters. Sedgwick’s attorneys are adept at prosecuting patents and handling interference, examination and reissue proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with an emphasis on ensuring that the resulting patents will be enforceable against infringers. We also have experience negotiating and writing licenses and technology transfer agreements, providing patentability and infringement opinions, and providing patent counseling such as due diligence studies for companies acquiring IP assets. Sedgwick also provides superior appellate work in intellectual property matters.

Trademark

We have extensive experience both enforcing and defending trademark, trade dress, and unfair competition claims in civil litigation and administrative proceedings. Through that experience, we are able to provide our clients with practical insights on registering and maintaining their domestic and international portfolios and on using licensing and distribution agreements to achieve market penetration without compromising the integrity of their intellectual property rights. 

We help clients in all aspects of procuring, protecting and enforcing trademarks, including litigation, searches and investigations for trademark clearance, preparation of opinion letters, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, prosecution, defense and settlement of trademark proceedings, policing and monitoring the use of trademarks, and providing general trademark counseling. We manage the trademark portfolios for certain of our clients with significant intellectual property assets. We litigate claims of false or misleading advertising relating to trademarks.

Trade Secret and Unfair Competition

Sedgwick attorneys advise clients on methods of protecting valuable trade secret assets. We provide employment contracts and consulting arrangements which cover the maintenance of confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation aspects, and prepare licensing and assignment agreements for trade secret information.

The trademark, copyright and patent attorneys of Sedgwick’s intellectual property practice are experienced counselors and seasoned trial lawyers.  We provide counseling, litigation and transaction-related representation to both large and small organizations from a diverse range of industries, including entertainment, media, art, consumer products, fragrance and cosmetics, retail and wholesale, financial services, pharmaceuticals, publishing, professional services and technology.

Our intellectual property attorneys handle all aspects of intellectual property development, transfer, protection and enforcement from offices on both coasts.  We negotiate and write licensing, distribution, and acquisition agreements. We pursue infringers and defend against infringement claims both informally and through litigation. We recover internet domain names from cybersquatters. We counsel clients on the most effective means to protect their investments in their inventions and creative works. Most importantly, we provide practical solutions that allow our clients to focus on their business.

Copyright

In additional to courtroom advocacy, Sedgwick attorneys enforce our clients’ copyrights and defend against claims of infringement.  We handle copyright clearance, registration, licensing, distribution, and assignment for our clients.  We frequently prepare releases and other legal documents that clients use in their day-to-day business operations to ensure the integrity of their copyrights and prevent exposure to copyright infringement claims. Our attorneys have experience reviewing our clients’ business operations to identify and protect copyrightable works early, enabling our clients to enforce their rights more effectively and efficiently.  We also counsel clients on realistic procedures they can employ to avoid infringement claims and minimize potential liability.  We counsel clients on Internet-related legal and regulatory issues, including those involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, electronic privacy and targeted advertising on the Internet.

Media/Entertainment Representation

Sedgwick has represented major media and entertainment entities in litigation regarding intellectual property issues, trademark and copyright infringement and breach of contract actions. Our attorneys have acted as lead counsel at both the trial and appellate levels involving entertainment and media intellectual property issues, and also have experience managing the copyright and trademark portfolios of motion picture studios and record companies. We also have extensive experience in matters involving free expression and, its counterpart, unlawful speech.

Patent

For high-stakes patent litigation matters, Sedgwick is able to leverage its considerable experience in both trial work and intellectual property to provide outstanding results in the courtroom. Our litigation prowess also translates into more effective representation in transactional matters. Sedgwick’s attorneys are adept at prosecuting patents and handling interference, examination and reissue proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with an emphasis on ensuring that the resulting patents will be enforceable against infringers. We also have experience negotiating and writing licenses and technology transfer agreements, providing patentability and infringement opinions, and providing patent counseling such as due diligence studies for companies acquiring IP assets. Sedgwick also provides superior appellate work in intellectual property matters.

Trademark

We have extensive experience both enforcing and defending trademark, trade dress, and unfair competition claims in civil litigation and administrative proceedings. Through that experience, we are able to provide our clients with practical insights on registering and maintaining their domestic and international portfolios and on using licensing and distribution agreements to achieve market penetration without compromising the integrity of their intellectual property rights. 

We help clients in all aspects of procuring, protecting and enforcing trademarks, including litigation, searches and investigations for trademark clearance, preparation of opinion letters, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, prosecution, defense and settlement of trademark proceedings, policing and monitoring the use of trademarks, and providing general trademark counseling. We manage the trademark portfolios for certain of our clients with significant intellectual property assets. We litigate claims of false or misleading advertising relating to trademarks.

Trade Secret and Unfair Competition

Sedgwick attorneys advise clients on methods of protecting valuable trade secret assets. We provide employment contracts and consulting arrangements which cover the maintenance of confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation aspects, and prepare licensing and assignment agreements for trade secret information.