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Gray Ice Higdon

Intellectual Property

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Gray Ice Higdon includes a group of highly skilled IP attorneys who focus on maximizing the value of our client’s assets. Each member of the team understands the commercial importance of a strong Intellectual Property portfolio and works, as a partner, with each client to reach this goal.

Patent Prosecution

Our patent attorneys are actively involved in Post Grant proceedings, IP Licensing Agreements, Non-Infringement and Validity opinion work and other aspects of IP portfolio maintenance and monetization.

Trademarks

Our trademark practice extends internationally with the support of a network of foreign trademark counsel throughout the world working at our direction. As a result, we routinely assist our clients with the protection and enforcement of their brands outside of the U.S.

Our trademark attorneys were invited by INTA to author the Kentucky Chapter of INTA’s authoritative treatise, State Law of Trademarks and Unfair Competition, and we have been Kentucky editors of the yearly updates to that treatise since 1989.

Copyrights

  • Assisting clients with the development of strategies to protect and leverage the value of their creative works.
  • Providing advice regarding copyright ownership issues including “work made for hire” and copyright assignment.
  • Filing applications for copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Drafting and review of publishing, licensing and merchandise agreements
  • Copyright infringement litigation

Industries (28)

  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Driving
  • Advanced Radar and LIDAR Technology
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Packaging and Distribution Control Systems
  • Consumer Appliances
  • Biomedical Devices
  • Medical Planning and Imaging Systems
  • Robotics
  • Industrial Automation
  • Speech Recognition
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Image Processing
  • Lighting Systems
  • Advising clients regarding trademark and brand development, clearance, registration, and infringement
  • Preparing, filing, prosecuting, and maintaining applications and registrations in the U.S. Trademark Office and state trademark offices
  • Managing trademark portfolios and developing corporate brand guidelines
  • Trademark infringement litigation
  • Handling trademark disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
  • Assisting with counterfeiting disputes
  • Preparing licensing and distribution agreements
  • Advising regarding advertising issues
  • Counseling regarding the rights of privacy and publicity and use of intellectual property on social media
  • Copyright infringement litigation
  • Filing applications for copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office
  • Drafting and review of publishing, licensing and merchandise agreements

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Intellectual Property - Kentucky

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What the Team is Known For

Gray Ice Higdon is a leading law firm in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in intellectual property. The firm's team of expert attorneys provides superior service to a diverse client base of multinational corporations, franchisors, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Their comprehensive IP services include post-grant proceedings, IP licensing agreements, non-infringement and other aspects of IP portfolio maintenance and monetization.

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Work Highlights

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  • Gray Ice Higdon assisted video game developer, Re-Logic in expanding protection for its global brand, addressing a copyright infringement matter, and advising on several licensing deals.

Strengths

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  • What sets the firm apart is their ability to draw on their worldwide network of lawyers to consult on international IP issues.

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  • The team's communication style is incredibly efficient. They make it easy for us to make informed decisions by surfacing all critical decision-making factors.

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  • The attorneys at Gray Ice Higdon are able to strike just the right balance between technical density and readability in their patent drafting.

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  • The Gray Ice Higdon IP department has a well-versed legal team that understands how to secure trademarks as well as protect them.

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  • Gray Ice Higdon’s partners remain heavily involved in the daily execution of cases, delivering a consistently high quality of work and sophisticated strategic thinking.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • John F Salazar
    John F Salazar

    John F Salazar

    John Salazar advises on the management and development of portfolios for a range of clients, while also offering experience in domestic and cross-border patent prosecution.

    • John's experience, knowledge, general business acumen and client service make him the perfect partner for our team.

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    • He is always excellent.

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    • John is a fantastic communicator.

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  • Amy B Berge
    Amy B Berge

    Amy B Berge

    Amy Berge is highlighted for her extensive trademark and copyright capabilities, which see her regularly advise on cross-border portfolio management and protection.

    • She understands the intricacies of our business and quickly provides detailed answers to all our questions.

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    • Amy has expertise in copyright, trademark and negotiations.

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    • Amy is an excellent attorney who is detail-oriented and provides outstanding service.

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  • Scott W. Higdon
    Scott W. Higdon

    Scott W. Higdon

    Scott Higdon is noted for his expertise in building and managing patent portfolios for various clients, from startups to major corporations. He is also adept at handling patent prosecution in a variety of electrical and software technologies.

    • Scott is a fantastic relationship partner with the rare ability to manage all the work performed by other attorneys and in tandem keep track of strategy for a huge volume of patents.

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    • Scott is really skilled at building patent applications.

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    • He is an exceptional parent attorney.

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  • Dennis D Murrell
    Dennis D Murrell

    Dennis D Murrell

    Dennis Murrell is a litigator who frequently represents clients involved in intellectual property disputes.

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  • Joseph R Dages
    Joseph R Dages

    Joseph R Dages

    Joseph Dages assists clients on the development and enforcement of copyrights and trademarks, as well as advising on domain names. His practice includes advising individuals from the creative industries, such as authors and artists, alongside counseling multinational companies.

    • Joseph has a wonderful understanding of the real-world needs of our business and communicates clearly with our team and adverse parties.

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    • He is a detail-oriented person, who does not miss anything.

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    • Joseph's strengths include his responsiveness and commerciality.

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  • Robert J Theuerkauf
    Robert J Theuerkauf

    Robert J Theuerkauf

    Robert Theuerkauf offers rich litigation experience in patent infringement disputes. He regularly represents clients from the manufacturing sector.

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