Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights & Licensing
Lawyers Serving Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins & all of Northern Colorado
As a part of counseling companies and structuring transactions, the business attorneys at Caplan and Earnest LLC also provide assistance with protection of intellectual property interests, including licensing of technology and other intangible assets.
Trade Secrets and Confidential Information
We assist clients with the protection of trade secrets and confidential information, including:
- Advice on protection and preservation of trade secrets.
- Due diligence review of intellectual property transactions.
- Preparation and enforcement of confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
Trademarks
Our attorneys have experience in protection of trademarks at the state and federal level. Our services include:
- Filing and prosecuting trademark oppositions.
- Trademark and service mark research and registration in the State of Colorado and the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Copyrights
We assist clients with copyright protection for original works including:
- Development of copyright protection strategies.
- Preparing, filing, and prosecuting copyright applications.
- Preparing and negotiating copyright licenses.
Licensing
The attorneys in this practice group have experience with the preparation and negotiation of technology licenses, whether for software or other types of intellectual property including, counseling clients in the context of the purchase or sale of a business or as part of a business development strategy. We counsel clients on both sides of such transactions, as licensor or licensee and our experience includes representation of a variety of needs from small technology companies to large institutional clients.