Patents / Global Reach / Portfolio Management / Trademarks / Copyrights / Litigation
Patents Top
At Bliss McGlynn, we strive to achieve for our clients the most effective patent protection possible. Our practitioners are experienced in a broad range of technical disciplines, and have obtained patents for innovations in a variety of fields, including mechanical, electrical, chemical, computer software, biomedical and business methods.
When assessing patentability, we thoroughly discuss their invention with our clients and, when appropriate, help identify alternative embodiments that might serve to broaden the scope of protection. We also work closely with them in the process of drafting their patent application, because input from the inventor can be critical in understanding the problem solved, crafting the most effective description of the invention and in obtaining the broadest claims.
In prosecuting patents before the Patent Office, our attorneys have earned a reputation for being both tenacious and flexible, pursuing the best possible protection while always keeping the client's business objectives in mind. Our firm's strong litigation exposure helps us obtain patents which are enforceable and maximize our client's rights.
Global Reach Top
When global intellectual property rights are at issue, Bliss McGlynn is ready with a solution. We continually monitor the changing laws in each country, with a view toward helping clients maximize their rights around the world.
Companies outside the United States also turn to Bliss McGlynn for assistance with obtaining U.S. patents to protect their inventions.
Portfolio Management Top
Bliss McGlynn offers patent portfolio management services that are a step beyond any offered by other firms. Working with each client, Bliss McGlynn attorneys create and maintain global patent portfolios that are strategically aligned and cost effective. By identifying those technologies that are critical to each client’s long-term business objectives, and by evaluating the breath of protection available for each concept, Bliss McGlynn can create a forward looking proactive patent strategy that coordinates the issuance of a patent with the client’s development and marketing plans for the product. The result is maximum protection during the life of the product.
Bliss McGlynn attorneys work with your marketing and product development teams to ensure that each client’s patent portfolio continues to be relevant to their product offerings. Our firm advises each client on licensing strategies to maximize the value of their intellectual property portfolios.
Trademarks Top
At Bliss McGlynn, our lawyers counsel clients on all aspects of trademark law from filing and prosecuting applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and state authorities, to seeking resolution of disputes in court and the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. We can help clients secure and protect their rights in trademarks, service marks, trade names, and Internet domain names.
At the outset, we can help clients select a trademark by offering counsel on availability and registrability. Once the mark is in place, we can ensure that clients maintain their rights by formulating policies for the use of marks, policing their use, and actively monitoring them. In addition, we can help negotiate and structure licenses and transfers of marks in ways that will maximize the value of clients assets, or help formulate transactions to acquire marks held by others.
Bliss McGlynn has extensive experience in seeking protection for our clients' marks throughout the world, and works closely with our established network of foreign associates to provide a full range of services, from conducting searches and providing opinions, to preparing and prosecuting applications, to litigating disputes.
In the event our clients rights are infringed, our litigators have significant experience in resolving disputes, both in and out of court. Of course, we can also provide defense should clients find themselves accused of infringing the marks of others.
Copyrights Top
At Bliss McGlynn, we are experienced in providing a broad range of copyright services from perfecting copyright registrations and helping companies formulate policies designed to avoid charges of infringement, to litigating on behalf of copyright owners and defending against infringement claims.
In addition, our attorneys provide the services clients need to maximize the value of their creative work, developing licensing arrangements and other contractual assignments of copyrights.
Bliss McGlynn can also help clients secure protection for their rights abroad, working with our global network of foreign associates to provide a full range of services, including the litigation of disputes.
Litigation Top
The attorneys at Bliss McGlynn, P.C. have extensive experience litigating intellectual property and related technology matters. Beyond complex patent cases that are at the core of our experience, Bliss McGlynn has represented clients such as Disney, Fila, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, the NBA, the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings, and Olympia Entertainment in connection with enforcing their intellectual property rights. We have a reputation for aggressive, but cost effective tactics that drive cases toward either early resolution or trial. In short, we keep the client’s objectives in sharp focus so that the predetermined strategy is constantly pursued to completion.
In 2001, Bliss McGlynn leveraged its litigation experiences by developing an “Of Counsel” relationship with Bowman & Brooke, a nationally known firm of trial attorneys representing large corporations in complex business and technology related causes. Through this relationship, we have been able to extend the firm’s reach in such matters across the entire country. You can learn more about Bowman & Brooke by clicking bowmanandbrooke.com.
