Patent Prosection

Draft, file with the Patent Trademark Office, and prosecute complex patents in the arts of electrical circuits, electromechanical devices, software programs, lasers, etc.

Trade Secret Law

Trade secret law is governed by California state law and is based on the Uniform Trade Secrets Act adopted in 49 states and the District of Columbia. I can provide California specific advice for trade secret law for those companies in California.

A trade secret is not generally known to the public, has actual or independent economic value that derives from its secrecy, and is the subject of reasonable activities to keep it a secret. It should be noted that a trade secret may also be “what not to do” as well.

I can guide through the steps and requirements to address your trade secrets. More importantly, when considering a patent one should consider the public nature of the issued patent and make a conscious decision whether knowledge is better withheld and treated as a trade secret.

Intellectual Property Management/Planning

Using Patents as both a shield and a sword

Shield – – Managing Your Companies IP Portfolio to Protect Market Share

Sword – – Monitor Competitors and use Patents to Control Competition

Copyright Filings

Providing advice on the proper use of the types of copyrightable material and can file for copyrights as well.

Trademark Filings

Draft, file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and prosecute trademarks for goods and services. Trademarks are also available through the state of California, optionally. Which organization to choose, federal or state, is worth considering.

The federal trademark is the most powerful since it is good nationwide and is backed by the PTO while the state trademark is good in California only.