The Intellectual Property Law Division of The Eclipse Group LLP is a group of highly experienced lawyers and professional staff specializing in the procurement, maintenance, and enforcement of intellectual property rights including Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks. Each lawyer of the Intellectual Property Law Division holds a science or engineering degree, and is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our Intellectual Property Law Division lawyers have experience and competency in a diverse range of technological fields, examples of which are indicated on our Patents. We not only represent clients in the prosecution of intellectual property rights in the U.S., we also work closely with a network of trusted foreign affiliates who assist in the prosecution of intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The lawyers of the Intellectual Property Law Division represent a broad range of clients located throughout the U.S. and abroad, including several Fortune 500 companies as well as research universities, early-stage companies, and local businesses.
In addition, the Intellectual Property Law Division provides strategic counseling and transactional services to assist our clients in optimizing competitiveness and attaining business success in their respective markets. Our lawyers have a wealth of experience in assessing what types of intellectual property rights or other legal protections are available for the subject matter of interest, in evaluating whether such rights should be pursued in view of specific business goals and needs, and in selecting appropriate countries or regions in which to pursue such rights. Our lawyers also offer many types of legal opinions to assist clients in making informed business decisions, including opinions relating to patentability, infringement, validity, clearance/right-to-use, and trademark and domain name availability. Moreover, our lawyers routinely represent clients in counseling, preparation, and negotiation of many types of Technology Transactions, ranging from multi-million dollar licensing, joint collaboration and other agreements involving corporate entities, to technology transfer and non-disclosure agreements.
Furthermore, the Intellectual Property Law Division works closely with the Trial Division in connection with litigation and pre-litigation matters. The lawyers of the Intellectual Property Law Division have the litigation experience to provide litigation support, as well as the counseling, preparation, and negotiation of litigation-related settlement agreements.
In providing the services summarized above, each lawyer of the Intellectual Property Law Division is fully engaged in substantive work, thus assuring high-quality, experience-backed, personalized legal services. As a result, we provide high quality legal services in an efficient manner and at affordable rates.