Intellectual Property

Patents

We have extensive experience in all areas of patent procurement and enforcement, including:

• Securing patent protection and analyzing patent portfolios
• Validity/right-to-use/infringement opinions
• Preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications
• Post-grant reviews of U.S. and foreign patents
• Enforcing patents through litigation and dispute resolution
• Managing patent portfolios

Trademarks

To help you safeguard your trademarks, trade dress and service marks, we handle:

• Preparing, filing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign trademark applications
• Trademark availability and trademark/trade dress infringement issues
• Enforcing trademarks and trade dress before state, national and foreign administrative offices
• Management of trademark portfolios to maximize strategic value

Licensing

Rooney IP drafts, negotiates and generally advises on all types of intellectual property agreements, including intellectual property licenses, sales agreements, and joint development agreements.

Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Administrative Proceedings

Rooney IP provides litigation services in the following areas:

• Patent infringement
• Trademark, trade dress, and service mark infringement
• Opposition and cancellation proceedings
• Copyright infringement
• Unfair competition
• Misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information
• Antitrust issues
• IP license and other contract disputes
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office procedures, such as post grant procedures and re-examinations