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A Culture of Performance

At Cohen & Grigsby we make it a priority to know and understand your business so that we can serve you not only as legal advisors but as strategic business counselors - allowing you to optimize your opportunities and mitigate your risk.

Our long-lasting, highly productive relationships with our clients are built on trust, service, execution and superior work product and results.

Cohen & Grigsby PC
625 Liberty Ave - 5th Floor
Pittsburgh PA 15222-3152
Tel: 412 297-4900
Fax: 412 209-0672

Intellectual Property

Cohen & Grigsby’s Intellectual Property Group counsels clients on establishing, protecting, transferring and enforcing patents, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, copyrights, service marks, trade secrets, and other areas of intellectual property rights in both the United States and internationally.

A substantial part of our practice is related to patent prosecution and infringement issues. We also advise clients on protection available for their technology including software, electronics, bio and medical related appliances, chemical processes and products, and general mechanical and process apparatus.

Our capabilities encompass advising domestic and international clients on protection of trade secrets, proprietary information, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, licensing, technology transfer and non disclosure and non compete agreements. Related areas of practice include advertising, compliance, unfair competition and rights of publicity or privacy, and patent litigation.

We represent a variety of companies and individuals, including high technology, biotechnology, software, medical, manufacturing, service and other industries.

Comprehensive IP Services

Through Cohen & Grigsby’s “Culture of Performance,” we are committed to providing comprehensive intellectual property services to meet client needs. As part of that commitment, our Intellectual Property Group routinely assists clients with a host of intellectual property related services including:
* Preparing, prosecuting and maintaining patent and trademark applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office and international Patent and Trademark offices
* Prosecuting and maintaining information and copyrights
* Protecting trade secrets and confidential technology
* Conducting searches to determine priority and availability of patents and trademarks and interpreting of potential conflicts or enforceability
* Counseling on ownership and registration rights in patents, trademarks, service marks, domain names and copyrights both in the US and abroad
* Counseling clients on patent and trademark infringement issues
* Advising clients on proper use of trademarks
* Counseling clients on trademark infringement issues, including but not limited to, issuing or responding to cease and desist letters and preparation of opinion letters
* Litigating patent and trademark infringement issues and/or negotiating settlement matters
* Prosecuting opposition and cancellation proceedings with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Trademark Office
* Negotiating and drafting licenses, assignments and other agreements relating to all forms of intellectual property
* Negotiating, preparing and recording license agreements, security interests and agreements, assignments, asset purchase agreements, concurrent use agreements and other related agreements
* Providing due diligence services between the US and worldwide in relation to acquisitions, mergers and transfer of intellectual property in general
* Customizing corporate intellectual property strategies