The focus of the intellectual property practice at Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP is to assist clients in the acquisition and enforcement of proprietary rights according to a pre-defined business strategy. We believe this is critical to the enhancement of our clients’ competitiveness and business equity value.
Examples of specific services that Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP might provide to enable a client’s strategies are:
Enterprise-level initiatives
In-house patent development programs and invention disclosure programs
Freedom-to-operate studies, design-around analysis and counseling, with associated noninfringement and/or invalidity opinions
Patent portfolio analysis and strategic planning
Intellectual property audits
In-house branding and trademark acquisition, protection and compliance programs
In-house trade secret acquisition, protection and compliance programs
In-house training on all aspects of intellectual property
Intellectual property due diligence in M&A work
Patents
Preparation and prosecution of U.S. Patent Applications
Preparation and prosecution of Foreign Patent Applications with assistance of foreign associates
Patentability searches and opinions
Patent invalidity searches and opinions
Patent licensing, assignments and maintenance
Patent re-issues and re-examinations
Patent opinions and expert work to support litigation
Patent infringement litigation
Trademarks
Trademark searches
Preparation and prosecution of U.S. Trademark Registration Applications
Preparation and prosecution of Foreign Trademark Registration Applications with assistance of foreign associates
Trademark licensing and assignments and maintenance
Trademark oppositions and cancellations
Trademark opinions and expert work to support litigation
Trademark infringement litigation
Copyrights
Copyright registrations for all types of works
Copyright licenses and assignments; publisher agreements
Copyright infringement litigation
Trade Secrets
Trade Secret counseling and litigation
Miscellaneous agreements
Confidentiality and Nondisclosure agreements
Technical employment and consulting agreements
Non-compete agreements
Technology transfer agreements
Research and Development agreements
Manufacturing and Supplier agreements