Intellectual Property

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Nexsen Pruet's intellectual property group represents clients with a broad range of intellectual property issues, including Internet law. The attorneys who practice in this area include seasoned patent, trademark and copyright attorneys with a broad range of technical backgrounds and experience, attorneys who are experienced in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, and transaction attorneys who understand technology issues important to businesses, such as licensing, technology transfer, employer/employee rights in intellectual property, and issues important in the buying and selling of businesses such as due diligence and valuation.

Services Provided
The technological background and legal experience of the firm's attorneys provide the skills and insight required to find practical solutions to meet the needs of our clients. The firm offers a full range of services in intellectual property law. Representative services include:

• Preparing and prosecuting patent, trademark and copyright applications around the World
• Licensing, negotiating and drafting agreements regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets 
• Obtaining international patent and trademark protection, including Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice
• Maintaining domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios.
• Identifying and protecting trade secrets
• Identifying trade dress infringement and related unfair competition claims
• Litigating intellectual property matters through the various court systems and in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement claims, theft of trade secrets, and unfair competition claims
• Arbitrating and mediating intellectual property disputes

Innovation Team

Our intellectual property attorneys are also members of our Innovation team which exists to service startup companies. We understand that innovation is what sparks emerging businesses, and that entrepreneurial success is driven by vision, commitment, and a unique kind of energy. Our Innovation Team respects and reflects that spirit. Made up of attorneys whose experience touches on virtually every area vital to startup companies, it offers the breadth of skills necessary to help you overcome the challenges, minimize the risks, and maximize the opportunities of an emerging company.  That makes us more than just an essential resource for any developing business. It makes us a valuable partner in your long-term success and prosperity.  Click here for a link to our Innovation Team page.

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• IP Law & Business recognized Nexsen Pruet in “Who Protects Innovation in America 2008.”  The November 2008 edition of the magazine ranks Nexsen Pruet at a leading firm in handling intellectual property work for “the world’s most forward-thinking companies” and the magazine calls Nexsen Pruet a “go-to firm” for copyright work.
• Law 360 - The Newswire for Business Lawyers has named Nexsen Pruet as having one of the top 10 busiest copyright practices in the U.S.
• The 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® ranks Nexsen Pruet's Intellectual Property #1 in South Carolina.