Intellectual Property

A company’s trademarks and patents are often among its most valuable assets. Given the business and competitive importance of intellectual property, effective portfolio development and management are critical to maximizing and protecting the value of a company’s brands. Carmody MacDonald’s IP team handles a full range of services and assists clients with identifying, protecting, and enhancing their intellectual property rights.

Services

• Brand implementation and route to market strategy
• Identification, clearance, and selection of trademarks
• Filing and prosecuting trademark applications
• Patent novelty searches
• Filing and prosecuting patent applications
• Intellectual property licensing and royalty agreements
• Branding, marketing, and co-marketing agreements
• Data security and privacy policies
• Policing and enforcement of intellectual property rights
• Defending against allegations of infringement
• Intellectual property audits and due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and collateralization