INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING

Intellectual property is a critical asset for our clients, who include apparel, textile and industrial manufacturers, design houses and graphic designers as well as a licensees and licensors of trademarks.

We obtain copyright and trademark registration on behalf of our clients, negotiate and draft licensing agreements, establish ownership, protect brands and represent clients before state, federal and international agencies and governmental authorities.

Ezra|Brutzkus|Gubner LLP’s intellectual property counsel is focused, personal and cost-effective. Areas of practice include:

  • Searches and clearances - domestic and international
  • Prosecution of trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and overseas agencies
  • Cease and desist actions
  • Trademark appeal prosecutions and defense
  • Internet domain name registration
  • Corporate Identity Protection

To safeguard our client’s valuable marks and licenses, we are thorough, efficient and aggressive. Intellectual property group attorneys determine mark availability, file applications with the USPTO and oversee matters through the entire administrative, deadline-driven process. Our approach to intellectual property matters is to evaluate client’s trademarks, copyrights and licenses in terms of the underlying business context. This leads to the creation of informed, value-added solutions.


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LICENSING REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:

  • We stopped the infringement of a print company’s popular design. Copyright violators paid out clients who were able to extend the commercial life of the print.
  • Negotiated several license agreements for a specialty automotive manufacturer, including use of the client’s trademark on a best- selling video game and obtained rights for a well-known toy manufacturer’s logo on our client’s merchandise.
  • In a trademark case, we successfully defended one jean manufacturer over the placement of a label and prosecuted another manufacturer when a competitor appropriated its design.
  • Structured and negotiated a licensing agreement for a high-profile floral designer with a national floral service provider.
  • On behalf of an eyewear maker, we structured and negotiated a licensing agreement with a celebrity fashion designer.
  • Successfully stopped the use of an infringing trademark by a client’s competitor and recovered the federal trademark registration of the client.