
Intellectual Property
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Our clients know that their intellectual property — inventions, brands and trade secrets — are as valuable as their factories, laboratories and inventories. Our team works diligently to help clients succeed in overseeing and protecting their valuable IP with employees, customers, partners and competitors, and to avoid infringement of the IP rights of others. We position and leverage our client’s critical IP in industry and specialized markets, and defend patent, trademark and copyright integrity in the judicial system and in agency review and appeals. We also assist product development, marketing, sales and finance teams with comprehensive IP programs and protect products from copying by competitors.
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Work Highlights
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Barnes & Thornburg acted for Ace Hardware on a number of patent infringement disputes.
Strengths
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Barnes delivers the highest quality work, providing unique and pragmatic legal advice.
Intellectual Property respondentUSAThe team's knowledge, experience and strategy are all top-notch.
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Christopher M. Dolan
Chairperson of the firm's trademark practice, Christopher Dolan handles trademark disputes before the PTAB, advises on licensing agreements, and provides strategic portfolio management.
Christopher is a fantastic trademark attorney and litigator.
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Christopher M. Dolan
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