Intellectual Property
Strategic guidance to make the most of all your intellectual property
Capabilities at a glance
- Secured record-setting verdicts in patent and trade secret litigation, as well as precedent-setting appeals.
- Forward-thinking strategic counseling designed to maximize the value of our clients' assets while providing quality and cost-effective legal services.
- The dedicated technical knowledge of an IP boutique but situated inside a national full-service law firm.
- Covering all your intellectual property needs, from patent to trademark portfolio management and strategy, both national and international—across all industries.
Business-focused IP legal advice
Our IP services span a wide range, but from start to finish, we perform them with a singular vision: helping our clients achieve their business goals. That rigorous focus has helped us grow into a national practice of more than 140 intellectual property professionals, advising household names from the Molson Coors to Mass General Brigham. We work with clients to determine the best strategy to capitalize on all of their intellectual property. From agriculture to genetics, software development to consumer goods, our advice to you will always be informed by deep technical knowledge and industry experience. We understand the marketplace you operate in and tailor our legal support to each client, based on your competitive context and business strategy. At Quarles, we are also value-conscious, a national leader in the use of alternative fee arrangements—and will always keep your bottom line in mind.
Experience across industries, and across intellectual property and patent law
Many of our attorneys hold degrees outside their legal training, previously serving as engineers, biochemists, pharmacists or other roles demanding deep industry knowledge. Our team also includes former patent and trademark examiners for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. We have technical experience in areas including:
- Optical sciences and technologies
- Electrical, computer and software products
- Manufacturing technology
- Medical technology and pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology and chemistry
From patent to trademark portfolio management and strategy, we combine a level of experience, knowledge and judgment that sets us apart from other firms—a team that helps businesses and individuals prosper through the protection of their intellectual property.
Experience
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- Technology transfer
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- Allison (Haugen) Bickford
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