Intellectual Property Litigation

The Intellectual Property Litigation group at Munsch Hardt represents clients in the prosecution and defense of lawsuits for patent, trademark and copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation in federal and state courts. We offer our clients the personal touch of a boutique firm along with the broad based resources of more than 100 attorneys in three offices. The group is comprised of both licensed patent attorneys and litigators experienced in complex commercial litigation. Through this combination of disciplines, our clients receive the best advice on enforcing their intellectual property rights and defending claims brought by others.

Our attorneys have handled a wide array of patent litigation matters, ranging from the defense of design patent infringement claims for ceiling fans to asserting claims for the infringement of a utility patent for the transmission of audio and video data over the Internet. Our copyright litigation experience includes defending claims for infringement of software to asserting claims for the infringement of web site designs and popular music. In addition to asserting and defending various unfair competition claims including trademark and trade dress infringement and dilution, we have opposed, sought cancellation of, and defended trademark registrations and domain name registrations before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and other administrative bodies. Our practice group also designs and implements enforcement programs to protect our clients' intellectual property in the United States and around the world.

• Representation of a telecommunications company in a patent infringement matter.
• Representation of a national provider of cellular transmission devices in protection of its technology through patenting, licensing and pursuing local and national infringement actions.
• Representation of a national manufacturer of lighting and ceiling fan fixtures against various claims of patent, copyright and trade dress infringement.
• Representation of a software company in protection of its intellectual property rights and defense of antitrust claims.
• Representation of a major recording company, Grammy award winning songwriters, an award winning artist and publishing companies in defense of alleged copyright infringement claims.