Intellectual property protection and enforcement is a complex area of law requiring a vast amount of knowledge and experience. Gardner Linn specializes in this, and represents both individuals and corporations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, as well as the United States Copyright Office, the state and federal courts, and various administrative agencies such as the International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs and Border Protection. Gardner Linn also specializes in protection of intellectual property in foreign venues and has a worldwide network of associates.

Areas of representation include:

When you retain Gardner Linn to protect your intellectual property assets, you are assured unparalleled representation. We offer our clients intellectual property attorneys who possess:

  • Industry experience so they understand your business considerations;
  • A wide range of technological backgrounds, including electrical, electronics, aeronautical, controls and control systems, mechanical, electromechanical, structural, environmental, materials, clean energy and others;
  • Extensive domestic and foreign patent prosecution experience;
  • Extensive domestic and foreign trademark prosecution experience;
  • Extensive domestic and foreign intellectual property enforcement litigation experience;
  • Extensive patent prosecution in:
    • automotive;
    • material handling;
    • medical devices;
    • semiconductor equipment and processes;
    • electrical power systems;
    • clean and green technologies;
    • consumer products
  • Extensive domestic and foreign invention clearance searching experience;
  • Extensive domestic and foreign trademark clearance searching experience;
  • A worldwide network of associates; and
  • Over 160 years combined experience.