Our intellectual property litigation team is a select group of smart, seasoned, and skilled trial attorneys who focus on resolving IP disputes, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related business and information technology matters. We have taken nine-figure patent cases to trial, and we have also economically extricated our business clients from vexing IP lawsuits with early analysis, creative solutions, and a budget-minded approach.

Our team includes former judicial clerks, registered patent attorneys, and lateral additions from other nationally prominent firms. Whether for courtroom battle or for success at the negotiating table, our client-focused teams are scalable to the needs of each case, our clients’ budgets, and the overall business and legal goals to be achieved.

We serve clients in all industries, including software, consumer products, medical technology, e-commerce, communication systems, and industrial systems.

Leonard, Street and Deinard advises a variety of clients on intellectual property and information technology matters:

Start-Up Clients

Assisting information technology clients from cradle to maturity with company formation, private and public financing, and sales, acquisitions and divestitures of emerging and mature enterprises.

Information Technology Developers

Counseling clients on the intellectual property aspects of new information technology product development, including the intricacies of technology development contracts, relationships and intellectual property issues.

Technology Vendors and Users

Counseling clients on U.S. and international technology licensing, marketing, distribution, acquisition and outsourcing agreements.

Internet and World Wide Web Clients

Assisting clients with commercial Internet applications and World Wide Web site development, implementation and maintenance agreements. 

General Intellectual Property Clients

Counseling clients on all aspects of copyright, trademark and trade secret administration, intellectual property audits and intellectual property strategic management counseling.

Corporate Electronic Document Management

Assisting clients with the development and implementation of e-mail, Internet, and electronic document retention and destruction policies. 

Intellectual Property Litigation

Representing plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout the United States in patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation in a wide variety of industries. 

Information Technology Performance Litigation

Representing vendors and users in multimillion-dollar disputes over failed software and system projects.