Intellectual Property & Copyright

Intellectual property (IP) is defined as a creation by human intellect. There are four major intellectual property laws in the United States:

Copyright Infringement Law:
Protects original works of authorship.

Patent Law:
Protects new, useful, and non-obvious inventions and processes.

Trademark Law:
Protects words, names, and symbols used by manufacturers and businesses to identify their goods and services.

Trade Secret Law:
Protects valuable information not generally known which has been kept secret by its owner.

At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we help businesses, entrepreneurs and inventors protect their intellectual property assets, including patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights.

Our intellectual property services include:

• Patent searches
• Patent applications
• Trademark searches
• Trademark applications
• Licenses
• Copyright infringement litigation

If you or your company is in need of representation in an intellectual property, copyright infringement, patent, or trademark matter, please contact one of our attorneys by phone or email. To find out more about other cases we handle, select another case type on your left.

Business Litigation
News Articles

$3.0 Million Jury Verdict in Partnership Dispute
2/18/08 - Press Release
The Law Offices of Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei announced today the February 15th jury verdict in the amount of $3.0 million for their client, Tony Alardin, in a partnership dispute regarding the development, manufacture and sale of wireless video surveillance trailer systems. (read more...)

Jenkens & Gilchrist Closing After Admitting Role in Tax Fraud
3/30/07 - The Dallas Morning News
Jenkens & Gilchrist, once the largest law firm in Dallas, has admitted promoting fraudulent tax shelters and will pay the Internal Revenue Service $76 million and go out of business, the IRS and the U.S. attorney in New York announced Thursday. (read more...)

Non-compete Agreement Ruled No Basis for Damages
12/21/06 - New York Law Journal
A lawyer who signed a non-compete agreement with his former firm cannot claim damages on the grounds that the agreement is barred by New York state disciplinary rules, a Manhattan federal judge has ruled. (read more...)