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Overview

Day Pitney Intellectual Property attorneys approach matters holistically. Whether you need help with a single mark or an entire portfolio, we know that your goal is to protect your brand. We understand that the goal of patent prosecution is not a blue ribbon, but a strategic asset for your company. Every day, our intellectual property attorneys help clients acquire, secure, transfer, defend, enforce and understand their intellectual property rights. We prosecute patents and trademarks; negotiate and draft agreements for the license and sale of intellectual property rights; litigate intellectual property disputes in federal and state courts around the country, including before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and advise clients on the entire array of evolving intellectual property issues modern businesses confront, including workplace policies relating to Internet access and use, social media, and privacy. The hallmark of Day Pitney attorneys in all of these endeavors is teamwork. Our litigators, prosecutors and transactional lawyers work together to ensure that the ultimate goal is met: yours.

Areas of Focus

Intellectual Property Litigation + -

Day Pitney attorneys have decades of trial experience, and possess the substantive depth to handle all types of patent, trademark, copyright, false advertising, right of publicity and Internet-related litigation, as well as disputes regarding intellectual property licensing agreements.

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Patent Prosecution and Counseling + -

Clients seeking to license their technology and business process advancements rely on Day Pitney for its extensive experience in patent prosecution, opinion, counseling and transactional services including due diligence involving patent issues. We ensure that our clients are provided with the legal counsel and strategic thinking to further their business objectives. Our clients range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, and are engaged in such diverse industries as manufacturing, packaging, information services, software, high-technology research and development, pharmaceuticals, publishing, retail sales, telecommunications, financial services, banking, insurance, health care, utilities, advertising and media.

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Post Grant Proceedings + -

The Day Pitney Post Grant Proceedings Team is skilled at addressing the challenges faced in reexamination and review cases that often arise concurrently with litigation. When working with petitioners, our practitioners develop strategies to stay litigation pending resolution of reexamination or review, decrease damages exposure, improve claim construction and non-infringement postures, and improve the overall settlement and dispute resolution prospects.

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Trademark, Copyright and Advertising + -

The Day Pitney Trademark, Copyright and Advertising group recognizes that legal rights are only valuable if they are matched to a client's business objectives. Our attorneys work collaboratively with each of our clients to learn the client's business goals and to develop an appropriate legal strategy based on those goals.

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Experience

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Assisting a cutting-edge manufacturer in the automobile industry pursue, leverage and enforce a portfolio of patents related to improving engine performance in the ITC and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Defending an iconic global toy company against encroachers and copycats in federal courts and the ITC, while building its domestic brand and U.S. patent portfolio.
Building and protecting the worldwide brand of one of the world’s largest investment firms.
Managing an international policing program for a famous clothing brand.
Obtained successful summary judgment for a life sciences company in a patent license dispute relating to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
Defending a life sciences company against a notorious nonpracticing entity in multiple patent infringement cases pending in the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX).
Defending an international consumer electronics manufacturer against claims by a notorious patent assertion entity under a putatively standards-essential patent.
Defending a major beverage company against claims of trade secret misappropriation.
Negotiating on behalf of a multibillion-dollar diversified industrial manufacturer and advising senior management in connection with a range of multiyear, multimillion-dollar IT and telecommunications managed services arrangements around the world.
Advising a leading global life sciences company on a series of development, patent license and research collaboration agreements in the fields of drug discovery, genomics and biochip analysis.