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Intellectual Property Law

COPYRIGHTS Copyright registrations must be protected and enforced. Squire Sanders lawyers have extensive experience in all aspects of copyright protection, including registration, licensing and transfer agreements, as well as in the prevention of unauthorized use. Our lawyers are also experienced in assessing, prosecuting and defending copyright liability issues in world markets.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Attorneys Protecting and making productive use of intellectual property is a critical element of long-term business growth and success. Companies know that patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets are among their most valuable assets. In light of the substantial investment that businesses make in research and development, brand management and product awareness, programs for the protection, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights should be key elements of a company’s business plan.

PATENTS Squire Sanders intellectual property practice group includes lawyers with engineering, science and other technical degrees who are admitted to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office and support the firm’s offices throughout the world. Our industry expertise includes experience with the Internet, business methods, electronic commerce, wireless devices and protocols, semiconductor devices, electronics, computer hardware and software, building materials, chemicals, chemical processes, telecommunications, explosives, oil field equipment and services, data and image processing, consumer appliances, medical devices, plastics and rubber extrusion, pharmacology and biology. Intellectual Property Lawyer

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The intellectual property Attorney group represents diverse clients in a wide variety of matters involving the acquisition, maintenance, utilization, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights arising under the patent, copyright, trademark and common laws of the United States. The Los Angeles office has particular expertise in the protection of patents, trade secrets and other proprietary rights, software and technology licenses, research and development contracts, mergers and acquisitions and the structuring and implementation of various executive compensation and employee benefit plans.

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John Carson
John Carson joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Los Angeles office following the 1997 merger of Fulbright & Jaworski and Robbins, Berliner & Carson, LLP. As a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Department, Mr. Carson's practice includes litigation and all phases of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law, including licensing. His specific areas of technical experience are in magnetic drives, disc drives, crystallography, computer hardware and software, electrochemical, optics and electromechanical systems. Mr. Carson has been a trademark consultant to the California and Idaho Secretaries of State. He also frequently serves as an arbitrator and mediator, as an ethics expert and as an intellectual property expert. Intellectual Property Lawyer