Trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets are important assets and often possess significant value. At Munck Wilson Mandala, we counsel clients around the world in intellectual property (IP) matters, including the registration of trademarks and copyrights, the prosecution of patent applications, and the protection of trade secrets. But our work goes far beyond the mere procurement of IP protection in the United States and abroad. We develop comprehensive programs and strategies to help our clients secure, manage and enhance their IP portfolios.

Our portfolio management services are developed in close consultation with our clients in order to meet their objectives. We assess and monitor the status of the assets in a portfolio, as well as develop strategies to address how our clients’ IP rights are -- or should be -- acquired, exploited, enforced and maintained. We help identify areas of potential vulnerability and additional revenue opportunities. Taking advantage of our wealth of experience and technical background, our IP clients can improve business performance, effect organizational and strategic change and gain competitive advantages through proactive portfolio management.

Our services do not stop at the U.S. border. We manage large portfolios for clients with the need to protect their IP rights around the world. Over the years, we have developed an extensive global network of foreign associates that enables us to service the trademark, copyright and patent needs of clients outside the United States. We also offer the common sense guidance our clients demand to obtain and maintain IP protection where they need it, but avoid unnecessary filings and reduce IP costs in parts of the world where they don’t.

One of the tools we bring to bear for our IP clients is the diverse and distinguished technical background and business experience of our attorneys. Each of our registered patent attorneys has both legal and technical degrees in varying fields, including electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics and molecular biology. A substantial majority of our attorneys gained hands on experience in the business sector before entering the private practice of law. Because we understand your technology and your business, we are better equipped to work with your management and inventors to shape your IP strategies, develop and enhance your portfolio in ways that support your business goals, and ultimately protect and increase the value of your IP rights.