What We Do

Header Image-Serving Philadelphia and the Surrounding Region

A Local Firm with

Global Reach

Trusted by corporate counsel and general litigation firms throughout the region and beyond, most of our clients are referred by existing clients and other lawyers, even former adversaries, due to our specialization and expertise in Intellectual Property matters.

We focus on the following areas of law:

Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation

Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Litigation

We litigate under federal and state laws to protect your patents, trademarks, and copyrights. We also safeguard your licensing revenues. With over 100 years of collective experience in intellectual property law, every lawyer in our firm is a registered patent attorney admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Members of our firm also are admitted to the bars in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., and to numerous federal trial and appellate courts, including the District of New Members of our firm also are admitted to the bars in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., and to numerous federal trial and appellate courts, including the District of New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, and Federal Circuits. We also have litigated cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. While much of our practice is centered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we have enforced and defended our clients’ interests across the nation and internationally. Our expertise enables us to better perform and deliver legal services to clients in a broad array of industries, including:

  • Sports and Recreational Products
  • Construction Products
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Veterinarian Medication and Products
  • Consumer Health Products
  • Information Technology
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Chemical and Scientific Products and Processes
  • Household Products
  • Industrial Applications
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Applications and Maintenance

We prepare, file, and negotiate clients’ patent, trademark, and copyright applications in the United States and foreign countries. We frequently resolve or negotiate disputes that may arise during the application process, including matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

We also counsel clients on maintaining their patent and trademark portfolios and securing proper protection for their copyrighted material.opyrighted material.

Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Litigation

We advise clients on how to safeguard their trade secret information to retain its economic value and pursue litigation against competitors who unfairly compete with our clients or misappropriate their trade secrets.

Due Diligence and Clearance Opinions

Our attorneys analyze trademark searches and provide formal clearance opinions to identify the relevant risks and potential solutions that inform clients deciding on trademark use. This has been essential to clients launching new brands. We are also skilled in providing intellectual property due diligence services.

Strategic Intellectual Property Business Counseling

We advise our clients on a broad variety of Intellectual Property issues, including matters involving Internet domain name disputes, evaluation of IP implications in commercial transactions, and obtaining and granting assignments, licenses, and transfers of copyrighted material.

Infringement Claims/Cease-and-Desist Letters Prosecution and Defense

Whether your company has received a cease-and-desist letter, or you need to inform a potential infringer of your intellectual property, our office can help. A cease-and-desist letter does not automatically lead to litigation, and our attorneys have years of experience formulating and negotiating unique and reasonable resolutions on our clients’ behalf, while preserving their business objectives.