Michigan

Firm overview

Barnes & Thornburg’s Intellectual Property Department is among the largest in the country, with nearly 120 IP attorneys and professionals. We have more than 75 registered patent attorneys and agents all with technical degrees, including several Ph.Ds. Our practice covers a broad spectrum of services, including strategic IP portfolio services, prosecuting and litigating patents, trademarks and copyrights, enforcement of patents and trademarks and defense of IP enforcement actions. From coast to coast, we counsel clients from a variety of industries, such as medical device, plastics and packaging, internet and computer technology, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, automotive and aviation. With decades of experience, we understand that the many types of IP assets drive core business strategy and brand development. Our cost-conscious solutions help clients derive as much value from their intellectual resources as from their human resources.

Last updated 16th October 2020

Firm overview

As an industry player in today’s high-tech, high-speed world, you want a forward-thinking legal partner who understands technology as well as your business. The intellectual property team at Dickinson Wright provides thorough and decisive representation, achieving game-changing results for clients while protecting their creative assets and business interests.

A full-service law firm with a team of over 90 attorneys who practice exclusively in the IP field, Dickinson Wright offers strategic counsel to clients concerning all aspects of intellectual property. Because we understand the current trends of the global market, we help both small businesses and international corporations alike understand and leverage their IP rights. 

Working from 18 offices located throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as through affiliations with local firms in Europe, China, Japan, India, and South Korea, our IP team provides seamless legal services to meet the global intellectual property needs of our clients. And, with a worldwide network of associates in a wide range of technical disciplines, we can readily assist our clients wherever they do business.

Our team works closely with clients to ensure their ideas and technologies stay secure so they can focus on what they do best – business growth and development. Our IP work includes filing and prosecution, enforcement, investigations, and addressing unfair competition claims. We regularly prosecute patent applications and trademark registrations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), while also litigating IP issues across a number of platforms. 

Regularly recognized by leading evaluating organizations, our deep bench of IP attorneys include specialists in every major technical discipline, including electrical, mechanical, chemical, and aerospace engineering; computer science; physics; and molecular biology. Their technical backgrounds give us an in-depth insight into our clients’ innovations and the highly scientific issues involved in their protection, exploitation, and defense.

 Last updated 29th October 2020

Firm overview

At The Dobrusin Law Firm, our experienced attorneys provide strategic counsel to protect a company’s ideas and assets. Our boutique firm represents market leaders, including Fortune 500™ and emerging innovative companies around the globe, which often seek to accelerate business value through technology.

Familiar with the unique demands facing technology-oriented commerce, we work closely with in-house counsel and/or new product development and marketing teams to develop strategies for proactively using intellectual property to further client’s business objectives. We are proud of our long-standing client relationships as well as our emphasis on strategic guidance and personalized service, accessible to clients at an unsurpassed value.

Concentrating in intellectual property law, with a focus on materials, chemical and mechanical patents, trademarks and copyright issues, our attorneys are also experienced in international and technology laws associated with protecting your intellectual portfolio.

Our firm handles all aspects of domestic and foreign patent and trademark matters, including preparing and filing patent, trademark and United States copyright applications; advising clients on issues of patentability, infringement, validity, registrability of trademarks, licensing, confidentiality, employment agreements, non-competition matters, and procurement of intellectual property rights. The firm also advises clients concerning the creation, development, enforcement, exploitation, protection and transfer of intellectual property rights.

Last updated 2nd June 2020

Firm overview

Brooks Kushman P.C. is a full-service premier intellectual property (IP) and technology law firm dedicated to the advancement and protection of innovations and brands that propel businesses around the world. Our IP professionals have technical expertise and real-world experience in a broad range of industries and technologies. We proudly represent some of the world’s largest corporations and major educational institutions, as well as many small to medium-sized companies.

Brooks Kushman has earned a reputation for providing leading IP strategy and counselling with a keen focus on our clients’ business objectives. We work with clients around the globe and across industries to protect, enforce, and monetize their intellectual property. Our mission is to generate value for our clients’ businesses, which we achieve through superior IP counsel, supportive working relationships, and the drive to earn our reputation every day.

Network Memberships:

• INTA
• IPO
• ChIPs
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy
• Biomedical Engineering Society
• American Chemical Society
• Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
• Michigan Patent Law Association
• South Asian Bar Association North America
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• PTAB Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

Last updated 5th June 2020