Intellectual Property and Internet Law Practice Group

For decades Lawson Laski Clark & Pogue has helped clients secure, protect, and transfer their intellectual property (“IP”) assets. With our long experience in intellectual property matters and our expertise in the new and ever-changing world of Internet law, we combine a seasoned, mature perspective with a cutting-edge approach to secure the maximum possible value for our clients’ IP portfolios. We understand how important IP is to your business.

The lawyers in our Intellectual Property and Internet (“IPI”) Practice Group have the experience and knowledge to protect your copyrights, trademarks, Internet domain names, trade secrets and patents. We can help you identify, develop, and protect these assets in traditional contexts and on the Internet.

Copyrights

Our IPI lawyers have extensive experience with copyright protection, enforcement, registration, and commercialization. We have represented clients in a full range of copyright matters, including:

  • Software development and licensing
  • Website development and protection
  • Music
  • Film
  • Print publishing
  • Digital publishing
  • Enforcement of copyrights on the Internet using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  • International copyright registration and enforcement

Trademarks

From registering trademarks in Idaho to registering trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, we know how to secure maximum trademark protection for our clients. Our comprehensive trademark practice includes:

  • Trademark and brand identification
  • Trademark licensing
  • Trademark litigation
  • Arbitration and litigation to address infringement of Internet domain names
  • Trademark oppositions before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
  • Domestic and international trademark registration
  • Domestic and international domain name portfolio management

Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

We regularly assist our clients with identifying and protecting their trade secrets and confidential information. Our trade secrets and confidentiality services include:

  • Preparation and negotiation of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements
  • Counseling regarding business processes and procedures that secure maximum protection for proprietary confidential information
  • Enforcement of trade secrets and confidential information through litigation

Patent Counseling

We counsel our clients to develop a patent strategy that suits each client’s situation and that anticipates future patent licensing and transfer so that our clients achieve maximum value from their inventions, ideas and know-how. We also have significant patent-litigation experience, both protecting our clients’ patent rights and defending our clients against claims of infringement.

Internet Law and Information Technology

Our IPI attorneys work with businesses of all types to advise them on Internet-specific topics, including:

  • E-commerce
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Keywords and adwords
  • On-line contracting
  • Privacy
  • Security
  • Hacking
  • Spam and the federal CAN-SPAM Act
  • Metatags
  • Linking
  • Framing
  • Social networking
  • Peer-to-Peer file sharing
  • Web site terms of use

We also consult with our business clients on matters relevant to Information Technology, including:

  • Software procurement
  • Hardware life cycle
  • Enterprise security
  • Open source licensing
  • Engaging independent contractors for software development and deployment
  • Electronic document retention and preservation
  • Document destruction policies and practices

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our IPI lawyers are part of the team whenever one of our business clients conducts a merger, acquisition or other transaction that requires thoughtful analysis and evaluation of the nature and scope of IP holdings. Our firm has managed multi-million dollar deals, and our IPI lawyers specialize in conducting thorough and effective IP due diligence to ensure that our clients’ interests are best protected.