Intellectual Property Protected

Protecting intellectual property assets is an important concern for all businesses today.   Almost all businesses have websites that are integral to the way they advertise and conduct their transactions.  The use of domain names and trademarks on the Internet exposes all businesses to potential infringement claims.  Competitors will take domain or file pre-emptive trademark registrations to block the legitimate use of trademarks. Even the smallest businesses benefit from our advice.   Entrepreneurs are assured that their ideas protected until they can see their fruition and owners of established businesses are assured that their assets and property are protected.

The most important assets of many businesses are the intangible things like goodwill that have grown over time and the intellectual property (IP) assets where businesses invest so many resources yet often do little to protect.  While business owners will always remember to lock the doors, they often leave their IP vulnerable.

Our clients' intellectual property is protected at every step of the way and we help them:

• Register trademarks (at the state and Federal level) and license trademarks.
• Protect trade secrets through contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and other means.
• Create and maintain intellectual property portfolios.  
• Understand their rights and about effective techniques to protect intellectual property.
• Advising on Internet Marketing law.
• Train our clients to register and protect their copyrights.

By protecting its intellectual property, businesses also maintain and enhance the goodwill they enjoy with their customers, vendors, and other business partners.

 In particular, we provide an Intellectual Property Portfolio service.  We help our clients to systematically protect their IP assets by developing and maintaining an IP Portfolio for them.  Small and medium size businesses can have the same protection as large corporations through our service.  See video for more details.

 Click here for video on IP Portfolio Service

Internet marketing has become an important advertising medium.   We advice and represent clients regarding the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and related state laws, privacy policies, data use policies, advertiser/publisher and publisher/affiliate contracts, acceptable use policies (AUP), and other matters in this quickly expanding and changing industry.

Expert Advice For The Business Owner

Our business owner clients benefit from having an experienced, knowledgeable and professional attorney that knows them and their business.  Eric Morton has built his law practice on the philosophy that all legal services given to a business client must be custom made for that client's business and the client's goals.  We take the time to get to know our clients so that we can protect their interests and assets.  Our clients enjoy the relationship that they have with an attorney who always returns their calls and emails and understands them.

Hundreds of our clients have benefitted from properly formed business entities, including corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships and limited liability companies.  For more than 20 years, the principal of the firm, Eric Morton, has guided clients to choose and organize the right entity for their businesses.  The purpose of such entities is to protect the client's assets and interests.  We find out what are our client's goals and interests and work towards meeting them.

We also assist clients with a range of business transactions, including the sale and purchase of businesses, negotiation of leases, and drafting commercial contracts.  With a background in hundreds of disputes and lawsuits, including dozens of trials and arbitrations, we use that experience to identify potential problems areas for our clients so they can avoid trouble and stay out of court.