We Protect your Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Attorney John Carroll Joins Spotts Fain
Dana McDaniel has been named to the INTA Panel of Neutrals. The INTA PON is the world's only international panel of neutral mediators who are both expert in trademark and unfair competition law and trained in the art of mediating disputes.
Your company's trademark, copyright, patent licensing and other intellectual property rights are the lifeblood of your success. The attorneys in our Intellectual Property practice have substantial experience helping clients identify, acquire, protect and enforce intellectual property rights.
Our intellectual property law protection and litigation groups includes:
- Dana D. McDaniel
- John Carroll, Licensed Patent Attorney
- Hugh M. Fain III
- Mary Elizabeth Davis
- M.F. Connell Mullins, Jr.
- Elliot P. Fitzgerald
Our attorneys combine knowledge and experience with strong backgrounds in commercial litigation and business transactional law to offer practical and cost-effective representation. We have the professional and technical resources to handle your most complex intellectual property case.
Recognized experience and a reputation for excellence
We often serve as co-counsel or local counsel to attorneys both within and outside Virginia to assist them in providing intellectual property advice and representation to their clients and particularly to help them navigate the local rules and practices in Virginia federal and state courts. Among other services, we regularly represent clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings.
We handle all cases involving the intellectual property transactions and litigation, including:
- patent licensing and infringement claims
- trademark infringement claims
- copyright infringement claims
- trade secret misappropriation
- licensing disputes
Our intellectual property law group has the experience and resources to:
- Serve as local counsel to non-resident attorneys representing clients in intellectual property cases in state and federal courts throughout the Commonwealth and as co-counsel to assist attorneys and their clients with the intellectual property aspects of broader commercial litigation cases.
- Work with you to create, implement and manage a strategic intellectual property strategy, which includes helping you identify your intellectual property assets and, when appropriate, assist you in registering or otherwise protecting those assets.
- Assist you in licensing intellectual property assets to or from others and implementing sound practices to ensure compliance with those licenses.
- Provide knowledgeable legal counsel on intellectual property and technology “best practices” to guard against inadvertent acts of infringement or breaches of existing license agreements.
Contact us to learn more about our full range of intellectual property legal services.
