Intellectual Property Litigation

When the stakes are high, experience counts.

Our IP litigation team provides a full-range of counseling and litigation services including:

  • Prosecute and defend patent infringement claims in federal court
  • Prosecute and defend patent reexaminations, reissues, and interference cases before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Prosecute and defend patent licensing disputes in state and federal courts
  • Coordinate multistate and international enforcement and defense actions for trademark and patent matters
  • Assert and defend trademark infringement, false advertising, and unfair competition disputes in federal and state courts
  • Prosecution and defense of oppositions, cancellations, and appeals before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Prosecution and defense of domain name proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and similar policies
  • Prosecution and defense of trademark licensing disputes in state and federal courts
  • Assertion and defense of claims for trade secret theft and misappropriation

We are your established legal network with offices in Asheville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington, NC.

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