Fredrikson & Byron PA
Fredrikson & Byron, a Minneapolis law firm, has built a reputation as the firm where law and business meet by bringing business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to our work with clients. We are business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors.
Fredrikson & Byron PA
200 S 6th St #4000
Minneapolis MN 55402-1425
Tel: 612 492-7000
Fax: 612 492-7077
Intellectual Property
Protecting Technical Ideas, Creative Works, and Goodwill
Intellectual Property is the body of law that deals with patents, copyrights and trademarks. Our activities are focused on securing and enforcing patent, trademark and copyright rights, and advising clients regarding trade secret protection. Counseling clients with respect to avoiding infringement of the rights of others is also a central part of our activities.
Our business clients range from individuals and small privately held business to Fortune 500 companies. Our clients have come to rely on our ability to navigate through the sometimes complex channels of the intellectual property legal scene. We have become adept at getting up to speed quickly and effectively in a technical field. The thoughtful attention we pay to clients and their changing needs often leads us to recognize better ways of serving them.
Most of the attorneys in our department have engineering or other scientific degrees and are admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Most have significant work experience in a technical field as well. As part of our repertoire of services, we employ sophisticated computerized research facilities for patent and trademark searching.
Commercial transactions handled by our lawyers often involve transfers of intellectual property rights in the United States and in various foreign countries. We routinely prepare and file applications for patents, trademarks and copyrights in all parts of the world.
Intellectual Property Activities
Fredrikson & Byron has the capability to provide the following services in the U.S. and in foreign markets:
- Patent Applications
- Patent Validity Analyses
- Trademark Availability Searches
- Trademark Registrations
- Intellectual Property Due Diligence
- Infringement Litigation
- Copyright Registrations
- Contract Negotiations
- Licensing Agreements
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Clearance Procedures
- Trade Secret Counseling
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