Intellectual Property

The challenges of safeguarding intellectual property have never been greater. While technology has opened up many new avenues and markets for commerce, it also has made intellectual property far more vulnerable to competitors and thieves. Foreign interests, including governments, have become increasingly predatory in obtaining and using proprietary information.

Companies need aggressive advocates with proven experience to defend their valuable intellectual property interests. Our team has proven experience in the courtroom, having tried complex intellectual property cases before judges and juries.

Womble Carlyle’s first priority is to protect intellectual property and prevent any problems. We regularly conduct patent infringement and validity reviews, for example.

But if problems do occur, our attorneys are prepared and willing to defend their clients’ interests in court. Our attorneys vigorously enforce our clients’ intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Our expertise extends to international intellectual property law as well as domestic law. Our team includes three full-time litigators registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as patent prosecutors, which gives us a strategic advantage in defending and protecting patent rights.

Intellectual property concerns are not unique to one sector of industry and our client list includes a broad array of companies, from start-up ventures to Fortune 500 corporations. We have represented intellectual property litigation needs in areas ranging from biotechnology and pharmaceuticals to agriculture and heavy manufacturing.