INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY LAW
In this increasingly service-based economy and constantly evolving marketplace, a company’s success depends not just on the value of its ideas, creations, and intellectual property, but on the steps that company takes to protect the value of that proprietary information. This is especially true in Charlottesville and the surrounding Central Virginia area, where businesses and entrepreneurs have technology-rich, cutting-edge business ideas.
The attorneys at MartinWren, P.C. understand the value and importance that intellectual property plays in a company’s success. We enjoy the challenge of working with our clients to provide the foundational documents and protective systems needed to assist companies grow in a competitive, technologically driven economy. We offer the following comprehensive Intellectual Property services for our business and entrepreneur clients:
- Trademark, Copyright, and Trade Dress registration and prosecution
- Counseling for exploitation and strategic use of Intellectual Property
- Negotiating and drafting licensing agreements for copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, servicemarks, patents, trade secrets, brands, and domain names
- Negotiating and drafting employment contracts for employees and independent contractors
- Protection of trade secrets by confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and covenants not to compete
- E-commerce counseling, including issues of Internet advertising and marketing
- Intellectual Property portfolio audit and counseling
- Sports and Entertainment Law issues
- Tax Issues
- Handling legal issues for creative and design professionals, entrepreneurs and artistpreneurs.
- Comprehensive litigation services for infringement and unfair competition
For more information regarding MartinWren’s comprehensive Intellectual Property services, please contact the following attorneys:
- Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (434) 817-3100 or byrne@martinwrenlaw.com
- Stacey L. McDonough (434) 817-3100 or smcdonough@martinwrenlaw.com