About

Provided by Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

We develop and implement global protection and commercialization strategies for clients with intellectual property assets in virtually all industries. Our forward-thinking, proactive strategies help clients mitigate risk while maximizing protection and value. Drawing from our experience as former inventors, we fully understand the pivotal role innovators play within organizations. This insight enables us to partner closely with our clients to transform their ideas into groundbreaking advancements.

With resources around the world, including London, our attorneys, patent agents, and other professionals offer comprehensive advice on the development, acquisition, management, and monetization of intellectual property. Our team includes Ph.D.s and other advanced technical degrees in diverse disciplines, and many have enjoyed successful careers as inventors, researchers, engineers, physicians, and scientists.

In addition to providing the complete range of services for patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, we assist clients with litigation and dispute resolution, licensing, and other transactions. Our first-chair litigators handle all phases of trials and appeals and have considerable experience before quasi-judicial agencies such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Intellectual Property - Georgia

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Troutman Pepper Locke offers excellent counsel to clients for their patent portfolio management and prosecution needs. The team also works on transactional IP matters, including due diligence for rights transfers and licensing and sponsorship agreement negotiations, as well as assisting with clearance searches. The team has additional skills in relation to trademark, copyright and patent infringement disputes, including for cybersquatting cases and ITC investigations. The firm is well regarded for the quality of its IP counsel to startup hi-tech and life sciences enterprises.

On 1st January 2025, Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord merged to form Troutman Pepper Locke LLP.

Work Highlights

Provided by Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

  • The firm advised Evergreen Enterprises on all aspects of its IP strategy including the enforcement, management and maintenance of its IP portfolio.

Notable Practitioners

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Michael D Hobbs Jr
2
Michael D Hobbs Jr
2
Band 2
Michael Hobbs is highlighted by sources for his robust handling of trademark disputes. His clients include entities from the entertainment, sports and technology sectors.
"Michael Hobbs is a fantastic lawyer."

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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

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Michael D Hobbs Jr
2
Michael D Hobbs Jr
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