Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is one of your most valuable business assets. From ideation through enforcement, our intellectual property (IP) attorneys help clients preserve, protect, and commercialize their creative assets and innovations. Clients choose to work with our IP team because of our commitment to safeguarding brands, securing ownership rights, and positioning innovation for long-term success.

We have deep experience across trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, and advise clients ranging from small start-ups and school districts to colleges, growth-stage companies, entertainers, authors, and Fortune 500 corporations. Our practical, business‑focused approach ensures that every IP strategy aligns with your goals, industry, and competitive environment.

Our attorneys don’t just understand IP—we understand what’s at stake when innovation goes unprotected. With insight spanning nearly every major industry, we partner with you to secure protections, manage portfolios, license creations, and resolve disputes efficiently and strategically.

Who We Represent:

• Authors, artists, and innovators

• Colleges and universities

• Fortune 500 companies

• Health care organizations

• Insurance companies

• Manufacturing companies

• Nonprofit organizations

• Private and publicly held businesses

• Technology companies

• Entertainers, creators, and media professionals

At Bricker Graydon Wyatt, we are dedicated to delivering proactive, business‑focused, and industry‑informed intellectual property counsel that helps innovators, creators, and organizations protect their most valuable assets.

Trademarks & Brand Protection 

• Availability searches

• Risk analysis and clearance opinions

• S. and international registration applications

• Portfolio management

• Licensing and coexistence agreements

• Oppositions, cancellations, and enforcement

• Trademark litigation and dispute resolution

Copyrights

• Registration of creative works, content, software, and media

• Licensing agreements and royalty arrangements

• Infringement monitoring and take‑downs

• DMCA policy drafting and compliance

• Copyright litigation and dispute resolution

Patents

• Patentability searches and infringement opinions

• S. and foreign (PCT) patent prosecution

• Office actions, appeals, reissues, and reexaminations

• Portfolio management and technology transfer

• Patent litigation and disputes

Trade Secrets

• Trade secret audits and policy development

• Employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements

• Client and vendor nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)

• Data protection and cybersecurity protocols

• Breach response plans

• Trade secret litigation and injunctions

Transactions & Contracts

• Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) compliance

• IP‑related commercial contracts and licensing

• Technology transactions, transfer and development agreements

• IP ownership, transfer, and acquisition agreements

• R&D collaborations and joint ventures

• Entertainment, media, and publishing agreements

• Mergers and acquisitions (IP due diligence and deal support)

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