Yesterday’s scientific breakthrough is today's commodity product. Nothing provides a business with a more valuable competitive edge than product and process innovation. The identification and protection of our clients’ intellectual property is a critical part of our business client partnership. Our Intellectual Property practice helps businesses protect their research and development investments through the use of patents, the registration of trademarks and copyrights, and the protection of proprietary know-how rights. Our lawyers are ready to assist clients with their increasing needs to capitalize on valuable software, Internet and domain name opportunities.

Our transactional practice focus helps clients maximize the value of their IP portfolio through licensing arrangements, assignments, outright sales and securitization transactions. We also assist secured lenders and borrowers in leveraging the value of these intangible assets.

The Firm provides counsel to clients with both new product developments and refinements of existing products and processes, and trademark and copyright registrations and claims. With the support of our Litigation Section members, we’re positioned to provide the aggressive defense of our client’s crucial development initiatives.

RC&O Intellectual Property & Technology Professionals

Howard G. Bruss
Michael S. Messenger