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Honigman’s Intellectual Property (IP) department focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets for client portfolios worldwide, including search, registration, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, litigation, and a range of transactional work involving intellectual property rights.
Our IP team offers a wide range of intellectual property services to large, mid-size, and small businesses throughout the nation and around the world. We also assist foreign clients in extending protection for intellectual property rights developed in their home countries to the U.S. market and assist U.S. clients in securing U.S. and global protection of intellectual property rights.
Our attorneys and IP specialists have extensive legal and professional training, including wide-ranging backgrounds and advanced degrees in electronics, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, e-commerce, information technology, chemistry, mechanical and chemical engineering, biotechnology, biology, medical devices, and structural and civil engineering. In addition, many of Honigman’s lawyers have worked for major corporations, national law firms, and IP boutiques and as examiners in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), giving them valuable, multifaceted perspectives on our clients’ IP issues.
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Honigman is a distinguished firm in the IP market offering a full range of services ranging from copyright matters to trademarks and patents. The team is particularly experienced in patent preparation, procurement and prosecution. It regularly acts for clients in the hi-tech and pharmaceutical industries.
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Honigman represented the University of Michigan in an appeal pending at the Federal Circuit against Novartis following a lawsuit for infringement of a patent related to forming supramolecular synthons.
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They are terrific at getting back to me and getting things done quickly with a very high quality work product.
We think they're great and make a lot of good decisions. One of the best things is their value.
Honigman is practical and business-minded.
What distinguishes them is the technical expertise of their IP practitioners, their rates, responsiveness and creativity.
Honigman were able to provide a very good analysis, identifying the risk and the solution.
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Anessa Kramer is noted for her trademark expertise, regularly handling enforcement and opposition work.
Jonathan stands out for his experience and his strategic overview.
Jonathan O'Brien is a tremendous IP practitioner with deep experience in intellectual property matters. He deserves deep respect and appreciation.
Jonathan O'Brien is a preeminent practitioner.
Jonathan has a long history in the industry and deep understanding of our business. He's a very good lawyer who knows how to think about client perspective.
Deborah Swedlow leads the IP litigation practice group at Honigman. Her specialty lies in contentious IP matters, such as patent litigation and false advertising claims.
Heidi Berven is an experienced intellectual property practitioner and is recognized for her considerable pharmaceutical industry expertise. She co-leads the patent practice group at Honigman.
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