Our IP Litigation practice handles disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, combining deep IP knowledge with trial experience.
IP disputes often involve companies' most valuable assets. MC Law's IP Litigation practice combines deep IP expertise with proven trial capability.
We handle patent disputes across technologies and forums in federal district courts, before the ITC, and in PTAB proceedings.
We handle patent infringement, trademark disputes, copyright litigation, trade secret misappropriation, design patent cases, and unfair competition claims in federal and state courts, the ITC, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and arbitration.
Hatch-Waxman governs pharmaceutical patent disputes triggered by generic drug applications. Brand companies file suit within 45 days of receiving paragraph IV certification, triggering a 30-month stay of FDA approval. Cases require specialized knowledge of patent law and FDA regulations.
Trade secret litigation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and state laws requires showing the information qualifies as a trade secret, reasonable measures were taken to maintain secrecy, and the defendant misappropriated it. Remedies include injunctions, damages, and in exceptional cases exemplary damages.
The International Trade Commission investigates unfair import practices including patent and trademark infringement. ITC proceedings are faster than district court, offer exclusion orders blocking imports, and provide a powerful enforcement tool for IP owners facing infringing imports.
The PTAB conducts inter partes review, post-grant review, and covered business method review to challenge patent validity. PTAB proceedings offer faster, less expensive alternatives to district court invalidity defenses and have become a critical component of patent litigation strategy.
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An agreement used to formalize the termination of a direct hire employee, including provisions for confidentiality, intellectual property, and severance.
A set of document requests served by the defendant in a copyright litigation case involving a similar work, asking the plaintiff to provide specific documents relevant to the case.
A set of interrogatories served by the defendant in a copyright litigation case involving a similar work, requiring the plaintiff to respond to written questions under oath.
A set of document requests served by the plaintiff in a copyright litigation case involving a similar work, asking the defendant to provide specific documents relevant to the case.
A set of interrogatories served by the plaintiff in a copyright litigation case involving a similar work, requiring the defendant to respond to written questions under oath.
The formal response filed by a defendant in a copyright litigation case, addressing each allegation made in the plaintiff's complaint.
A formal complaint filed by the plaintiff in a copyright litigation case, alleging that the defendant has infringed upon the plaintiff's copyrighted work.
An agreement establishing that the work produced is considered 'work for hire' under copyright law, with ownership rights belonging to the hiring party.