INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In today’s business environment, Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the most important assets any business can have. For some, it is the only asset and must be protected in a hyper-competitive world. Our team at McGahey & McGahey, APLC can help navigate the complicated IP practice area and take the necessary steps to protect company IPs, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. 

Patents

Patent protection protects inventions, and we can help protect your original ideas by taking the appropriate steps with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including searching prior art for similarities. If you or your business needs to find the financing or capital to support project development, we can help. We also provide litigation services to stop infringers and protect against charges of infringement.

 Trademark

A company’s brand identity can be as important as any other IP. We support the development of trademarks through working with government agencies and helping you secure funding for development and launch.

Copyrights

Copyrights can be complicated. They protect the look of your intellectual property. The attorneys at McGahey & McGahey, APLC can help you file for copyright protection, obtain copyright clearances, and deal with copyright prosecution problems.

Licensing

Once you have your patents and trademarks you may want to license them to third parties to receive royalties or licensing fees for their use. We can help draft the necessary documents for the process as well as participate in negotiations for remuneration.

Entertainment Law

Not specific to IP, our firm can handle a variety of issues related to contracts and negotiations in the entertainment field. Copyright, employment, trademark, and labor represent some of the legal issues that you may encounter in the entertainment law practice area.

Trade Secrets

Sometimes the only way to protect your idea or confidential information or process, is to designate it a trade secret. Our attorneys can assist you in preserving, maintaining and protecting any trade secrets you may have.