Intellectual Property Litigation

Experienced Intellectual Property Litigation Attorneys

Intellectual Property

Parsons Behle & Latimer offers the legal services you need if your business is based on technology, or any type of intellectual or creative innovation. Intellectual property of all types (patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights), and technology licensing and intellectual property agreements on such rights are key factors to business success worldwide. The lawyers in our IP and technology law group assist clients in all industries, addressing the legal challenges and opportunities presented by intellectual property and technology.

Contact David G. Mangum to schedule an opportunity to meet with us about how our case experience can help you resolve your specific intellectual property legal issues. Our firm has the professional resources to represent clients in all aspects of intellectual property, technology and computer law, including litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country, licensing, strategic alliances and other transactions in intellectual property and international intellectual property protection, and representation before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Copyright Office.

Intellectual Property Enforcement and Defense

Our intellectual property litigation attorneys are well versed in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad array of intellectual property legal matters in a wide range of established and emerging technology fields - from manufacturing and software to the most advanced robotics and biomedical products being developed in the country today. Clients in industries across the board look to our intellectual property litigation lawyers to help them meet the challenges they face.

Our intellectual property litigation attorneys have represented clients in courts across the country, including Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, California, Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Delaware and New York.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Wikstrom, Francis M.
• Mangum, David G. 
• Etcheverry, Raymond J.
• Larsen, Michael
• Langton, Derek
• Evans, William J.
• Speirs, Kevin C.
• Bennion, David M.
• Christiansen, Erik A.
• Agnoli, Catherine A.
• Stilling, William J.
• McGann, Margaret Niver
• Blanch, James T.
• Johnson, Kristine Edde
• Delaney, John E.
• White Julliette P.
• Schipaanboord, Jacob C.

Patent Litigation

Our patent litigators have experience In a broad range of areas in the chemical, electrical, and mechanical arts. We have represented clients in complex patent cases involving various electromechanical and purely mechanical devices used in the oil drilling industry, electrical and mechanical medical devices, computer hardware and software, process and products used in DNA research, chemical compositions and processes, processes used for making pharmaceutical chemicals and chemical compositions, and business method patents among others. Striving for effective and creative solutions, our trial lawyers also seek resolution through arbitration, mediation and settlement when appropriate.

Some of our current intellectual property litigation clients including Baker Hughes Inc., Danaher Corporation, Invitrogen Corporation, Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Novell, Inc. and Myriad Genetics.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Wikstrom, Francis M.
• Mangum, David G.
• Etcheverry, Raymond J.
• Larsen, Michael
• Langton, Derek
• Evans, William J.
• Speirs, Kevin C.
• Bennion, David M.
• Agnoli, Catherine A.
• Stilling, William J.
• McGann, Margaret Niver
• Blanch, James T.
• Johnson, Kristine Edde
• Delaney, John E.
• White Julliette P.

Trade Secrets Litigation

Not all technology rights are formalized into issued patents, trademarks, and copyrights, yet they can be just as valuable to your business and just as problematic if you are accused of misappropriation. Our IP trial attorneys have vast experience in trade secrets cases as well, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

We can also help you formulate trade secret protection strategies. These descriptions are not litigation based. This encompasses trade secret protection and counseling as well as working with the firm's employment law department to draft effective confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. These agreements protect employers' intellectual property when an employment relationship ends.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Etcheverry, Raymond J.
• Wikstrom, Francis M.
• Larsen, Michael L.
• Mangum, David G.
• Langton, Derek
• Bennion, David M.
• Christiansen, Erik A.
• Agnoli, Catherine A.
• Blanch, James T.
• Johnson, Kristine Edde
• Delaney, John E.
• Droubay, Jeffrey J.

Trademarks and Trade Dress Litigation

When the owners of the famous In 'N Out Burger restaurants recently needed help in enfordng their trademark and trade dress rights from would be imitators, they turned to our intellectual property trial lawyers to seek immediate court intervention and to negotiate a resolution to the dispute.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• McGann, Margaret
• Delaney, John E.
• Blanch, James T.
• White, Juliette

Copyright Infringement Law

Copyright protection, both domestic and foreign, is critical in today's increasingly competitive business world. By assisting clients with the acquisition, licensing and other transactions relating to copyrights, our copyright lawyers work to secure transfer and protect works created both in house and by independent contractors.

If you are involved in technology, manufacturing, or information processing, we can help you with all of your Intellectual property legal needs. Contact us to schedule a consultation with an attorney in our IP group.

Attorneys focused on this area:

• Evans, William J.
• Ball, John P.

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