Intellectual Property
Almost every business relies on intellectual property and confronts the challenge of protecting and leveraging that property while respecting the rights of others. Paul Hastings is globally recognized for the results we have obtained across a broad range of intellectual property matters involving a variety of technologies, creative works and distinguishing designs, marks and slogans. Our client list includes Fortune 100 companies and spans industries including computer and semiconductors, wireless products, pharmaceutical and medical devices. Highlights of our IP practice include:
Nationally recognized intellectual property lawyers
with practice expertise in advisory and litigation aspects of global IP law (members of our IP team have been recognized as outstanding by
The Legal 500,
Chambers USA,
Super Lawyers and
Best Lawyers);
18 offices worldwide
with active IP litigation, advisory and prosecution teams in Washington, New York, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Atlanta in the U.S.; in Milan and Paris in Europe; and in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in Asia;
Scientific advisors and technical staff
who work with our IP lawyers to form cost-effective and client-friendly project teams to work with the client's technical personnel as well as in-house counsel;
Complementary knowledge
in technology finance, venture capital, corporate organization and structuring, employment and trade secret agreements, executive compensation and benefits, cross-border employment and immigration, export controls and related areas that influence the business success of technology and other IP-dependent companies.
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