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Today's fast-paced business environment requires that all business organizations -- regardless of size -- understand both that their intellectual properties are among their most valuable assets and that the efficient use of technology is a powerful tool in staying competitive in an ever-changing global marketplace. The successful identification, protection and commercialization of ideas, technologies and information is no easy task and requires highly knowledgeable legal counsel.

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Technology and Intellectual Property ("TIP") Group handles a full range of technology and intellectual property matters for our clients, ranging from individual inventors to small businesses to large publicly-held corporations, across a wide spectrum of industries and technologies. Our TIP lawyers work closely with clients to help them identify, protect, expand and leverage their technologies and other IP assets in a number of ways. Our proven experience and capabilities include:

  • the preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patents, trademark and copyright applications and related opinion matters
  • IP audits and identification of all relevant IP assets
  • the design and implementation of IP protection strategies and policies for all technologies and other IP assets
  • the negotiation of domestic and international technology and content licenses, research and development agreements, technology transfer agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures and other innovative "partnering" agreements
  • a wide range of software, computer and Internet law matters, including web site audits, e-commerce issues, domain names, database protection matters, ASPs, open source and other innovative distribution models
  • counsel regarding advertising and promotion law and the rights of privacy and publicity
  • antitrust, unfair competition and other trade regulation matters

This established substantive experience, combined with our proven ability to handle the full spectrum of litigation matters, enables us both to assist businesses in protecting their intellectual property rights and also vigorously defend them from charges of violating the intellectual property or proprietary rights of others. Our TIP litigators have successfully represented clients in federal and state courts, and in proceedings before a wide range of administrative agencies and other forums, including the Patent and Trademark Office and the International Trade Commission and the Internet Corporation for Assigned names (ICANN).

Consistent with our Firm's innovative approach to problem solving, our TIP lawyers work closely with clients and their other advisers in employing a collaborative "team approach" to handling a client's matters. Additionally, our technology and intellectual property engagements often relate to larger business projects or transactions being undertaken by our clients, enabling us to utilize other knowledge within our Firm's complementary practice groups, including our Emerging Business and Venture Finance Group, our Corporate and Securities Group and our Employment Law Group, to address ancillary issues that are a key part of structuring a successful technology enterprise or other emerging business.

For more information, please contact:
S. Keith Moulsdale at 410.347.8721 or email kmoulsdale@wtplaw.com
Steven E. Tiller at 410.347.9425 or email stiller@wtplaw.com
Gregory M. Stone at 410.659.6402 or email gstone@wtplaw.com

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