Minneapolis Intellectual Property Attorneys
Helping Protect What Makes Your Company Stand Apart from the Competition
You have worked hard to build your business and to make it stand apart from the competition. Part of your company's distinctiveness comes from intellectual property: logos, slogans, trademark and copyrightable materials, such as computer programs, text or other forms of creative expression. While all business are vulnerable to intellectual property infringements, small business are particularly at risk because they often lack the resources and expertise available to larger corporations. The Minneapolis intellectual property attorneys at Lundquist & Lange help small and medium-sized business owners with intellectual property matters such as copyright and trademark registration and trade secret enforcement. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you protect what makes your company unique.
The Minneapolis intellectual property attorneys at Lundquist & Lange assist clients in the following areas:
- Copyright Registration - Copyrights protect authored works, such as writings, music and even computer programs. While it is not necessary to take any particular steps once a work has been created for copyright to exist, registration gives an author additional rights, such as the right to proceed with an action for copyright infringement.
- Intellectual Property Protection Planning - Sometimes, the best defense is a good offense. For businesses, this means creating an intellectual property protection plan to prevent the worse from happening, and being ready for when it does.
- Non-Disclosure Agreements - An important part of an employment contract can be a non-disclosure agreement, which prevents a party from revealing information relating to a business's protected information, such as patents, computer programs, business strategies or financial information.
- Trademark Registration - A trademark may include any name, symbol or word used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods or services of one business from those of another. In the United States, limited protection is offered through actual use. Additional protection requires proper registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or local state office for limited protection within a particular state .
- Trade Secret Policies and Enforcement - Under state statutes, a trade secret is deemed to be almost any type of unknown business information that would give an economic advantage to a competitor. Protecting your company's trade secrets is essential to your company's success, as is the enforcement of a violation of a trade secret.
- Transfer and Assignment - A company may contract with another entity or an individual to transfer and assign its intellectual property. An experienced lawyer can help you draft a contract that is the most advantageous to you and your company.
Lundquist & Lange dedicates its practice to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals and to providing the advice and legal services they need to protect their business's unique assets. We offer competitive hourly rates and fixed-fee packages to take the uncertainty out of dealing with unknown potential legal expenses. With our experience and skills, we provide the services you find at a large firm, but without the large-firm price. Contact the Minneapolis intellectual property lawyers at Lundquist & Lange to discuss your intellectual property matters.