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Smith Anderson’s intellectual property lawyers work with you to develop, protect and promote your knowledge, discoveries and innovations. We support our clients engaged in transactions to acquire, sell, finance, support, develop and monetize key intellectual property assets.
This includes a variety of transaction arrangements, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic licensing and technology transfer, partnering and alliances, sponsored research, financing and manufacturing/sourcing arrangements. We also help clients to build and protect their brands through strategic development, maintenance and enforcement of trademark and service mark portfolios. We regularly assist clients with complex information privacy and data security issues, including breach notice and incident response.
We also work with clients to resolve intellectual property-related disputes, such as patent and trade secret litigation, trademark litigation and oppositions, copyright litigation, licensing disputes and internet disputes.
Our intellectual property clients range from publicly-traded companies and well-established privately-held businesses to start-ups, emerging companies and university spin-outs. As a full-service firm, we also advise our clients on labor and employment matters, employee benefits, tax strategies, governmental relations, real estate and other business-related matters.
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Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP continues to handle substantial work on transactional and contentious IP matters for a variety of technology companies in the Research Triangle. The group is especially well regarded for its work in the life sciences and agricultural technology.
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Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP continued to manage Pinehurst’s worldwide trademark portfolio and represent the company in IP disputes and copyright licensing.
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The team is careful, thorough and business-minded.
The firm uses a commonsense approach that hears business concerns.
The team takes the time to understand a client's business intimately and anticipate needs. They are crisp in communication and provide great support and counsel.
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John is a true partner to the company and an extended member of the team.
John is brilliant, practical and reasonable.
John is adaptable to complex situations and understands the business drivers.
John can describe issues of contention in a manner that resolves sticking points.
Philip Cardinale leads a range of matters in the copyright and trademark space often working for huge companies handling their portfolios and dispute work in this space. He is an experienced IP attorney with expertise spanning the range of IP mandates. He is called upon by clients seeking advice on trademark and copyright strategy.
Phil is knowledgeable, thoughtful and proactive in his maintenance of a trademarks.
Phil is outstanding in every way. He is approachable and breaks things down into layman terms.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
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