Intellectual Property Attorney

Safeguarding Intangible Property

Intellectual property can be among a business’s most valuable holdings. Protecting such valuable but intangible assets requires a unique skill set. Intellectual property attorney Ted Hasse has the background, training and experience to provide you as a business leader the assurance that your IP assets are protected against any threat of dilution, misappropriation or piracy.

In today’s global economy, copyright, trademark or patent infringements can occur anywhere in the world. An experienced intellectual property attorney knows how to go after inadvertent violations and flagrant piracy alike, whenever and wherever the infringement occurs. Don’t let intellectual property piracy dilute your valuable brand image. Contact an intellectual property attorney today about a holistic strategy for protecting your intellectual property.

Almost every physical item, every part of every production system and any message a business uses, buys, sells or trades can represent some form of intellectual property. A holistic strategy for protecting IP assets requires deliberate research, planning and preparation.

To avoid undue risks, costly litigation and even criminal liability, you need to know what part of that property is yours and what belongs to someone else. An intellectual property attorney knows how to identify and secure IP assets you own, while assuring your access to IP assets you acquire through contract or purchase agreement.

Proactive Protection for Your IP Assets

From your brand image to your contract deliverables, a business requires the assurance that the underlying ideas are original or available for use. Yet with intangible assets, the boundary between public domain and private property meanders through a businesses with little apparent rhyme or reason.

As an IP attorney, Ted Hasse provides risk assessments, so you know now which assets you need to protect and how to assure your control over your valuable ideas in the future. Ted Hasse’s extensive experience with globally recognized brands can bring to your firm the kind of assurance required for a profitable venture in a global market.

Some businesses afford little consideration to trade secrets until they see their proprietary ideas appear elsewhere in a market. Without adequate preparation, there may be nothing a business owner can do once the secret has been exposed.

A proactive approach lays the groundwork for enforcement with non-disclosure agreements, and compartmentalization of information to assure secrets are seen by prying eyes. Non-disclosure agreements more often discourage release of information but also provide a means of enforcement is secrets are exposed. Your intellectual property attorney can advise you how to protect trade secrets and business plans against potentially disastrous disclosure.

Valuation, Acquisitions and Due Diligence

Intellectual property can be worth more than gold but, like gold, it’s best value is gained in trade. When you buy or sell intellectual property you incur a new kind of risk. Selling for less than full value, or paying to much on purchase can take all of the gain out of an IP transaction. Ted Hasse can assist in IP appraisals, so you know the price in a contract reflects the actual value of an assets.

When you license a concept, another set of risks follow. Failure to acquire sufficient rights can leave you competing with others who bought the same rights. Likewise, granting excessive rights can allow one licensee to dominate markets where you would otherwise re-license your concept.  It is imperative to know the scope of rights bought or sold, including implicit or undeclared rights.

Any IP transaction requires due diligence. The scope of due diligence required is related to the significance of the IP assets involved. Due diligence involves examining an asset or portfolio to determine value, ownership rights, enforceability and future prospects of IP assets. Whether you are licensing a single concept, or acquiring an extensive IP portfolio as part of a larger business purchase, evaluation of IP assets requires unique expertise. IP attorney Ted Hasse has the expertise to provide confidence in the value of targeted IP assets.

IP Enforcement & IP Litigation

The force behind intellectual property law is the threat of enforcement. Copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets are worthless if their not exclusive. When you need to enforce your rights to intellectual property, you will most likely turn to a federal court. A qualified IP attorney knows the unique rules of federal courts, and the rarefied set of US and even international laws, rules and cases that shape intellectual property jurisprudence.

Intellectual property enforcement litigation can be complicated. Beyond outright IP piracy, disputes arise over ownership of IP assets, the scope of IP rights, unfair competition, Lanham Act claims, trade dress, domain names, false advertising, Communications Decency Act (CDA) claims, DMCA compliance, customer lists, right of publicity, database protection and screen scraping. Each unique matter requires consideration of jurisdiction, relevant laws and strategic business goals.

Intellectual property attorney Ted Hasse has the skill, insight and expertise you need to achieve your goals throught enforcement and litigation. Because most matters are settled prior to litigation, you need an attorney with the skill to negotiate a settlement that works for your business. Ted Hasse has the skills to represent your best interests in the courtroom or in negotiations.

Free Consultation: Intellectual Property Attorney

For all of your intellectual property legal needs, contact an intellectual property attorney who knows how to make the law work for you. Attorney Ted Hasse offers free initial consultations for business leaders seeking to resolve IP matters.

Find out today what Ted Hasse can do to protect your intellectual property assets. To set up a free consultation, call (918) 878-0100 or send an inquiry using the contact form on this page.