Intellectual property (IP) is well established as a significant contributor to enterprise value and economic growth. It is essential for business to act decisively to safeguard this valuable, intangible, corporate asset. With its distinctive and unique approach, our Intellectual property team applies cutting edge skills and commercially minded solutions to a wide range of IP and related issues. Bluefield attorneys have expertise in the registration and enforcement of copyrights; we offer counseling and formal opinions to clients regarding possible infringement and legitimate rights to use. If the need arises, our intellectual property attorneys along with our litigation lawyers have the depth of experience to manage litigation involving complex copyright matters. Additionally we help clients with the licensing of copyrights to third parties.
Should our clients become involved in patent litigation, our attorneys are experienced in conducting and/or managing such litigation at a significant cost advantage relative to attorneys of similar experience levels in other markets.
Our attorneys provide clients with an extraordinary ability to handle the complexities of trade secret matters. We counsel our clients on trade secret protection and establishing intellectual property protection and infringement protocols. We help find the balance between patent and trade secret protection and develop strategies to provide the longest possible protection for client innovations.
Our team routinely handles portfolios of well-known brands for our clients. We learn our clients’ businesses, the industries in which they operate, and their branding objectives and strategies in order to develop practical approaches to trademark portfolio management and optimization
