Intellectual Property

Ballard Spahr’s Intellectual Property Department provides a full range of services, from patent prosecution and trademark clearance to strategic IP counseling and full-scale litigation.

• Our IP litigators represent clients in every type of IP dispute, including patent, trademark, trade dress, domain name, copyright, trade secret, licensing, and right-of-publicity litigation. Our attorneys have litigated more than 100 complex matters in federal and state courts and the U.S. Patent Office, Patent (PTAB) and Trademark (TTAB) Trial and Appeal Boards, as well as on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

• Our Philadelphia team also includes a substantial trademark and copyright group. With nearly 10,000 U.S. and international registrations in our care, we administer worldwide trademark and copyright portfolios, perform searches and clearance for trademarks and service marks, develop enforcement programs to protect clients’ brands, and take action against third parties to enforce clients’ IP rights.

• Our Philadelphia attorneys also negotiate agreements covering patented technology, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We help development-stage businesses in-license technology from university technology commercialization offices, founders, developers, and strategic partners.

• Our patent team offers industry-wide services in patent prosecution and patent portfolio development and management, as well as collaboration in transactions.