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Intellectual Property

Wyatt's IP Team assists clients across the full spectrum of industry, business operations, and related areas of law - Biotechnology, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Mechanical, Electronic, Computer, Copyright, Trademark, Licensing and Development, Confidentiality Agreements, Employee Non-Compete Agreements, Corporate IP Audits, IP-Secured Lending, Entertainment and Fine Arts, Trade Secrets, and Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret, and other litigation involving all these and other IP subject matter.  We also manage protection of intellectual property in numerous foreign countries through established relationships with top firms there.

We regularly team with lawyers in our Firm's other service areas to protect client interests in transactions like new business startups, securities offerings, and corporate and asset purchases and sales.  We work closely with our human resource law colleagues to ensure that employers own and can protect information shared with or developed by their personnel, and conversely do not become vulnerable to lawsuits when they hire employees formerly associated with competitors. 

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Intellectual Property - Kentucky

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What the Team is Known For

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP is well equipped to handle the management of domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios and is highlighted for its assistance with prosecutions, freedom-to-operate analyses and rights transferences. The firm offers expertise to clients in the energy, sports and telecommunications industries in infringement matters.

Work Highlights

  • Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs prosecuted a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels accusing defendants of trademark infringement of the Kentucky Colonels trademark and cybersquatting, seeking injunctive relief and damages which the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Williams
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Matthew Williams
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Matthew Williams is particularly noted for his trademark expertise, while also advising on contentious and transactional copyright and patent matters.

Matthew is an excellent lawyer. He is able to clearly define and understand complex issues.

Matthew Williams is our expert on all IP issues.

Stephen C Hall
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Stephen C Hall
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Stephen Hall represents an impressive roster of life sciences entities on patent development and defense matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property

Matthew Williams
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Matthew Williams
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Band 1
Stephen C Hall
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Stephen C Hall
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Band 2

Members

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Industries

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Beverage Distillers

Educational Institutions

Independent Researchers and Inventors

Manufacturing Companies

Medical Device Companies

Pharmaceutical Companies