Intellectual Property

California Copyright Lawyer/San Mateo Trade Secret Attorney/ Intellectual Property Litigation Northern California

Representation in Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Matters

With the rise of the Internet, intellectual property rights have never been more valuable -- or subject to inadvertent loss. Chauvel, Abraham & Descalso, LLP brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to bear upon issues relating to the preservation of its clients' creative output, trade identity and proprietary information.

Anticipating, Preventing and Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes

The best way to avoid the loss of intellectual property rights is to identify and secure them long before any questions of ownership or protectability arise. Whether through confidentiality, invention assignment or work-made-for-hire agreements, we can help businesses, artists, entrepreneurs and others safeguard their ability to benefit from a wide range of productive endeavors. The firm also provides advice and assistance with regard to copyright and trademark registration, as well as concerning steps which can be taken to protect trade secrets and other valuable information against misappropriation by former employees, suppliers or competitors.

When disputes do occur, we help negotiate resolutions which reflect the legitimate interests of all parties concerned. Our broad knowledge of copyright, trademark and trade secrecy law -- coupled with a keen sense of how courts are likely to apply it -- often enable us to resolve problems without the necessity of judicial intervention.

Intellectual Property Litigation

When all else fails, we have extensive experience prosecuting as well as defending cases of copyright and trademark infringement, along with those involving the misappropriation of trade secrets or other acts of unfair competition. We have worked on lawsuits involving magazine and book publishers, software and database vendors, food manufacturers and wholesalers, mass market retailers, insurance brokers, television advertisers and Internet-based entities, in addition to scenarios where departing employees of a company seek to go into business for themselves. Our attorneys have also handled the arbitration and mediation of such disputes.