Intellectual Property - Oklahoma
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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 LaBrie focuses his practice on advising corporations on various patent issues. He also leads McAfee & Taft's biotech industry group.
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.
Rachel Blue is highly regarded in the market for her extensive experience in IP matters, with particular expertise in trademark issues.
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 maintains a broad IP practice, spanning transactional matters and litigation. He offers significant experience representing clients before the PTAB as well as in federal court.
Clifford Dougherty is great; he handles large patent clients, especially in the chemical realm, and is a very good attorney.
David Woodral is co-head of GableGotwals' IP department and frequently handles a range of patent prosecution mandates.
Zachary Oubre is an increasingly prominent member of McAfee & Taft's IP practice who is regularly sought out for his advice on copyright and patent infringement disputes. He is also co-head of the firm's cybersecurity and data privacy group.
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.
Anthony Rahhal offers wide-ranging experience in IP matters, including patent applications and prosecution. He also advises on trademark issues and is adept at handling cross-border mandates.
James Lea is a former mechanical engineer whose technical expertise informs his patent prosecution practice. He assists with the preparation, filing and prosecution of US and foreign patents and trademarks.
