Business: Intellectual Property Rights

The Intellectual Property team at Fox, O'Neill & Shannon, S.C. advises clients on protecting their valuable trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information. This practice includes negotiating and preparing confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and other documents needed to protect such proprietary information from adverse disclosure or use.

FOS attorneys also advise clients on filing federal and state trademark protection in order to maximize their proprietary rights in brands, identities and images. The firm’s attorneys provide services at all stages of the regulatory process, from the filing and maintenance of registrations to their monitoring to discover, among other things, potential conflicting users.

A significant part of any business acquisition is the transfer of intellectual property to the buyer. The attorneys at FOS assist clients in acquiring all types of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyright and other proprietary rights. This can occur through purchase agreements, or through licensing or other arrangements.

It is not uncommon for individuals and businesses to, on the one hand, have their intellectual property rights violated by others, or to be threatened with litigation based on an alleged violation of another’s intellectual property rights. The attorneys at FOS have successfully litigated numerous disputes involving trademarks, trade secrets, and unfair competition. They are skilled at successfully resolving disputes through negotiated settlement or, if necessary, arbitration and litigation.

FOS’s expertise extends beyond United States companies to foreign companies operating in the U.S. The firm has represented foreign-based corporations acquiring trademark and other intellectual property rights in the United States. FOS attorneys have also defended international companies operating in the United States from alleged violations of U.S. intellectual property law.