Bass, Berry & Sims | Intellectual Property and Technology

Services Attorneys	Intellectual Property and Technology Our Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group works closely with clients to provide business-minded, responsive solutions for all aspects of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Our clients look to us to help protect, preserve and enforce their intellectual property assets. Our Intellectual Property and Technology team offers clients a full range of legal services relating to intellectual property development, acquisition, commercialization, prosecution, protection and strategy. Our licensing/transaction attorneys are devoted full-time to counseling, drafting, and negotiating technology transactions and serving as outside counsel in technology transactions. Our transaction team also works seamlessly with other practice groups to provide integrated services to clients in healthcare and corporate mergers, acquisitions, financings, and restructurings involving technology and intellectual property assets. Our litigators have represented United States and international clients in the federal district courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our experience in handling both complex and routine cases, coupled with our deep understanding of our clients’ businesses, puts us in a unique position to help our clients achieve their strategic business objectives. We have represented established businesses and fast-growing start-ups across many industries, including healthcare, life sciences, computer software, entertainment and media, retail, financial services, insurance, automotive, food and beverage, manufacturing and logistics, among others. Technology Development, Procurement and Licensing Due diligence Technology transfers and licensing Outsourcing and managed services, software development and implementation services Commercialization, distribution and reseller agreements Collaborations, joint ventures and strategic alliances Intellectual property audits and evaluations Software compliance Trade secrets Trademarks and Copyrights Trademark clearance searches and opinions Trademark prosecution, maintenance and enforcement Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Management of worldwide trademark portfolios Due diligence Internet keyword advertising Domain name arbitration and disputes Copyrightability and evaluation of ownership Content licensing Copyright issues in social media Patent Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement Patent drafting and prosecution Reexaminations and interferences Portfolio development Due diligence Patent licensing and commercialization Privacy and Data Security Law Rights of privacy and publicity Privacy, security and data protection policies Security and privacy breaches Advertising, Promotion/Sweepstakes and Trade Practices Law Sweepstakes, games and other consumer promotions Promotional marketing advertising copy review Sponsorship and licensing agreements < back

Intellectual Property and Technology

Our Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group works closely with clients to provide business-minded, responsive solutions for all aspects of the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Our clients look to us to help protect, preserve and enforce their intellectual property assets.

Our Intellectual Property and Technology team offers clients a full range of legal services relating to intellectual property development, acquisition, commercialization, prosecution, protection and strategy. Our licensing/transaction attorneys are devoted full-time to counseling, drafting, and negotiating technology transactions and serving as outside counsel in technology transactions. Our transaction team also works seamlessly with other practice groups to provide integrated services to clients in healthcare and corporate mergers, acquisitions, financings, and restructurings involving technology and intellectual property assets.

Our litigators have represented United States and international clients in the federal district courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our experience in handling both complex and routine cases, coupled with our deep understanding of our clients’ businesses, puts us in a unique position to help our clients achieve their strategic business objectives.

We have represented established businesses and fast-growing start-ups across many industries, including healthcare, life sciences, computer software, entertainment and media, retail, financial services, insurance, automotive, food and beverage, manufacturing and logistics, among others.

Technology Development, Procurement and Licensing

Due diligence
Technology transfers and licensing
Outsourcing and managed services, software development and implementation services
Commercialization, distribution and reseller agreements
Collaborations, joint ventures and strategic alliances
Intellectual property audits and evaluations
Software compliance
Trade secrets

Trademarks and Copyrights

Trademark clearance searches and opinions
Trademark prosecution, maintenance and enforcement
Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Management of worldwide trademark portfolios
Due diligence
Internet keyword advertising
Domain name arbitration and disputes
Copyrightability and evaluation of ownership
Content licensing
Copyright issues in social media

Patent Prosecution, Maintenance and Enforcement

Patent drafting and prosecution
Reexaminations and interferences
Portfolio development
Due diligence
Patent licensing and commercialization

Privacy and Data Security Law

Rights of privacy and publicity
Privacy, security and data protection policies
Security and privacy breaches

Advertising, Promotion/Sweepstakes and Trade Practices Law

Sweepstakes, games and other consumer promotions
Promotional marketing advertising copy review
Sponsorship and licensing agreements

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