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Katten's Intellectual Property team provides a complete range of services for domestic and international clients in all major industries seeking to protect and benefit from their intellectual property and to defend claims asserted by others. Inventors and corporations alike turn to us for counsel regarding their innovations in biotechnology and life sciences, electrical and electronic systems, computer hardware and software, e-commerce and business methods, telecommunications, product design, and mechanical systems.
Katten's seasoned attorneys develop, enforce, protect and defend our clients' patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights in jurisdictions across the United States and abroad. We partner with clients to develop global strategies and programs to safeguard and maximize the value of their intellectual property, and to audit their intellectual property assets, including domestic and international licensing and transfers of technology, to ensure that these assets are correctly identified and properly protected. We manage our clients' intellectual property portfolios, including registration and enforcement of patents, trademarks and copyrights worldwide, and administration of intellectual property agreements. Additionally, we have considerable experience representing clients in high-profile lawsuits when their most valuable intellectual property is at stake.
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Katten defended patent docketing contractor CPA Global against claims of damages in excess of $100 million due to loss of patent rights caused by docketing of an incorrect date in a patent application.
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Katten's IP group is filled with business subject matter experts that consistently offer effective advice.
The team has extensive experience, expertise and practical knowledge.
Katten has a deep bench of talented attorneys with a ton of trial experience, but at the same time business acumen.
Even when the issue is unusual, nuanced, or outside the norm, Katten consistently brings a thoughtful and well-reasoned approach. That reliability, no matter how quirky the issue, is a real strength.
The Katten team not only knows the attributes necessary to have a successful contract, but also the implicit attributes to make the deal really good.
Katten's IP group is filled with business subject matter experts that consistently offer effective advice.
The team has extensive experience, expertise and practical knowledge.
Katten has a deep bench of talented attorneys with a ton of trial experience, but at the same time business acumen.
Even when the issue is unusual, nuanced, or outside the norm, Katten consistently brings a thoughtful and well-reasoned approach. That reliability, no matter how quirky the issue, is a real strength.
The Katten team not only knows the attributes necessary to have a successful contract, but also the implicit attributes to make the deal really good.
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Floyd is both a consummate professional with a deep level of expertise and experience as well as a great person who makes clients feel comfortable and valued.
Floyd has very good judgment and sees the bigger picture strategically.
Floyd's wisdom and experience in his field is as good as it gets.
Floyd is a gentleman and a scholar - one of the finest attorneys in the field.
Floyd is an incredibly strong, elite attorney.
Kristin is a terrific attorney and very smart.
Kristin will always take a pragmatic approach that is commercially viable for the client.
Carolyn Passen is counsel at the firm and regularly handles complex trademark and copyright disputes on behalf of well-known clients.
Carolyn is competent, diligent and dedicated.
Carolyn is a fantastic lawyer and asset on any case. She is strategic, persistent and very aware of client needs.
Julia Mazur is an associate with a wide range of experience in trademark, trade dress and trade secret matters.
Julia is an extremely sharp and bright IP attorney who is a pleasure to work with. She understands the needs of the client because she tries hard to get to know the company, the people, and their needs.
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Brian Sodikoff
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Kristin J Achterhof
Michael A Dorfman
Stephen P Benson
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