Chambers Review
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Intellectual Property - Oklahoma
What the Team is Known For
McAfee & Taft has a deep bench of experienced IP specialists representing a substantially blue-chip clientele from, among others, the chemical, financial, engineering, and oil and gas sectors. The firm is able to draw on expertise from across the firm to provide a holistic service, including in relation to trade secret and misappropriation cases against former employees. Further noted for its excellent balance of transactional and contentious capabilities, the firm is well equipped to support increased activity on foreign protection issues through ready access to leading IP practices worldwide.
Strengths
The firm has many years of experience and provides advice on a wide variety of issues. The team is always available or finds someone who is.
McAfee & Taft has very strong business acumen as well as being realistic and practical with its advice.
Notable practitioners
Michael is a very good attorney, very knowledgeable, and is very pleasant to work with.
Michael LaBrie has incredible business acumen and is immensely practical. He has the ability to consistently steer matters in the right direction.
I appreciate everything about Rachel Blue; she is very knowledgeable about trademark, and not only in the US.
Rachel is very responsive and provides excellent advice.
Rachel has excellent client service and a good understanding of the client's commercial vision.
Clifford Dougherty is great; he handles large patent clients, especially in the chemical realm, and is a very good attorney.
Zachary Oubre has good judgement and is available to answer our questions; he doesn't over-analyse and focuses on the right thing.
Zachary really understands our business; he knows the answers we will give before we do as he takes the time to know how we operate.