Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP

Our lawyers represent clients before all federal agencies responsible for intellectual property matters, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. Copyright Office, the USITC, the USDOC, USTR and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Through our participation in such organizations as the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, the International Trade Commission Trial Attorneys Association, and the Federal Circuit Bar Association, we continually enhance our expertise and ability to offer clients excellent legal counsel.

We assist clients with a wide range of intellectual property matters including: 

• Patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation in federal and state courts nationwide and before administrative agencies;
• Preparing, filing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications;
• Patent validity and patent infringement opinions and patent and technology licenses;
• Preparing, filing and prosecuting international (PCT) applications and meeting requirements for national stage applications in the countries designated in the international application;
• Patent interferences;
• Patent reexamination proceedings;
• Preparing, filing and prosecuting reissue applications;
• Selecting and clearing trademarks, service marks and trade names;
• Preparing and prosecuting trademark and service mark applications for registration by the USPTO;
• Preparing copyright applications for registration by the U.S. Copyright Office;
• Recording intellectual property rights with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent infringing products from being imported into the United States; and
• Assisting government contractors in disputes over technical data rights and computer software.

Specific Benefits to Clients:

Extensive experience in patents and other intellectual property matters enables us to offer the full range of protection and assistance that companies and individuals require in the competitive global market place.The firm's intellectual property attorneys have served as in-house counsel to major U.S. and multi-national companies, and held positions with the USPTO or USITC.

The firm is a full service provider for obtaining valid patents, trademarks and copyrights. Our expertise allows us to navigate applications and responses quickly to obtain enforceable, commercially important intellectual property rights. Clients are frequently engaged in exchanges of information with our attorneys on a regular basis with regard to keeping them advised on patent protection and how to avoid intellectual property disputes in the future.

Constant communication with clients is a priority at the firm whereby a system has been put in place to protect clients from overlooking crucial filing deadlines. We maintain a docket of filing deadlines for all essential documents with the USPTO, the USITC and CBP and promptly remind clients about approaching renewal dates. Because they are confident that their intellectual property concerns are being handled properly and promptly, our clients return to us for additional work.