Copyright Law
We help our clients protect their rights in valuable works of expression and authorship. This includes artwork related to your trademark and business, website content, or software programs. It also includes helping clients protect their personal expressive works in art, literature and music.
Licensing and Transfer of IP Rights
A growing component of our practice includes licensing and transferring various forms of intellectual property rights. These transactions range from licensing to outright sales and assignments of trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC's depth of experience in other forms of commercial transactions is easily applied to the IP subject matter, and this knowledge provides our clients with thorough representation in all aspects of an IP transaction, from planning to negotiation to documentation and closing.
Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
Confidential information is often necessary to a successful business, however sometimes this information is not protectable as a trademark or a copyright. Marketing plans, customer lists, formulas or recipes are but a few examples of protectable trade secrets. We regularly design, implement and enforce non-disclosure agreements for our clients. These agreements protect their confidential information when, during the course of business or specific projects, it is necessary to disclose confidential information or trade secrets to employees, third-party suppliers, or collaborators. We also advise our clients on their rights and duties when they are subject to a non-disclosure agreement and have successfully litigated these issues on a number of occasions. By developing trade-secret policies and procedures, we help clients avoid liability from accidental disclosures.
Patents
Patent protection is a highly focused and highly technical niche of law. Patent lawyers must understand not only the complex procedures to obtain patent protection but they must also understand the science, engineering, or model that makes your product or idea unique from its competitors.
While Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes PLC does not represent clients in patent matters, we have a close and collegial working relationship with other lawyers and firms who do. If you have a patent law concern, we would love to meet with you and refer you to one of our highly skilled patent colleagues.