Intellectual property inventions, trademarks, written works and trade secrets may not seem as tangible as machinery and equipment, but they are just as important. Attention to the care and protection of your intellectual property assets can add value to your business and inattention can ruin it. The management of your business intellectual property assets is far too important to be left solely to your IP attorney. The popular notion that problems can be handled by specialists when and if they arise is dangerous. By the time some intellectual property problems surface, they may threaten the survival of your company.

In dealing with intellectual property, the prudent entrepreneur must have a strategy for protecting the company's own intellectual property from unauthorized use by others and a way of assuring the company does not inadvertently infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

Berenato & White specialize in all areas of IP Law including:

• Patent Law prevents others from using your inventions
• Trademark Law prevents others from using the name of your products or services
• Copyright Law prevents others from copying your works of art; e.g., writings, art, music, etc.
• Trade Secret Law protects your confidential business information.

IP Services: Berenato & White offers a full range of patent, trademark and copyright services, including the following:

Preparation and prosecution of U.S. and Foreign patent applications in the following industries:

• Hi Technology
• Electrical Arts
• Chemical Arts
• Biotechnology
• Mechanical Arts
• Software/Business

Patent Counseling

• Approaches to Strategic Patenting
• Evaluations of Patentability
• Freedom-to-Operate
• Tech Assessments/IP Audits
• Patent and Tech Searching
• Litigation Counseling
• Licensing

Patent Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Litigation Avoidance Counseling
• Inter-Partes License and Settlement Negotiation
• Patent Litigation in Federal Courts
• Appeals to the PTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
• Appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Mediation

Trademark Acquisition and Enforcement

• Preparation and Prosecution of US and Foreign Trademark Applications
• Trademark Counseling
• Trademark Licensing
• Trademark Litigation in Federal Courts