Practice Areas & Industries: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The intellectual property practice group (IP) of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) is dedicated to protecting and securing its clients' most irreplaceable assets: their patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property. HRO's IP group is composed of lawyers from all of our offices, with attorneys who focus on both business transactions and litigation.

Our Philosophy

Recognizing the relationship between technology and industry trends and our clients' successful development, we make a concerted effort to know each client's business and industry environment to keep abreast of relevant trends affecting our clients. We also understand the unique challenges faced by small and growing companies working in dynamic markets and are particularly sensitive to clients' needs for responsive, cost-effective service.

Because client concerns are our top priority, each matter is the responsibility of one attorney who personally oversees staffing, budget, communication and outcome. We invite clients to participate in decisions affecting the staffing and budget of each matter we handle. In performing services for clients, we strive to realize the maximum efficiency by assigning work to the individuals most qualified to do the work at the least cost.

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Our IP Practice

The IP lawyers at HRO have experience in a wide range of industries and technologies, including computer peripherals and software, electronics, biotechnology, medical products, cable television, mechanical devices, environmental remediation and scientific instruments.

Intellectual property problems are rarely discrete, and usually require an appreciation of the "big picture" for successful resolution. In contrast to smaller "boutique" firms, HRO builds on its intellectual property experience with broad-based experience in the related fields of antitrust, employment, tax and general corporate and commercial law, yet is as cost-effective as a smaller boutique firm.

We represent clients in all aspects of intellectual property, including:

• Registration of copyrights and trademarks,
• Prosecution of patent applications,
• Protecting trade secrets,
• Licensing of intellectual property,
• Computer law,
• Internet,
• Electronic commerce,
• Financing,
• Litigation in federal and state courts,
• Alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, and
• Audits of intellectual property assets and needs.

Our International IP Practice

In addition to domestic representation, the HRO also has an active international practice. Our lawyers have established relationships with IP firms in virtually every foreign country. Such firms have been selected based upon technical experience and proven reliability. The relationships are regularly maintained via the necessary retention of local counsel for the filing and prosecution of national patent and trademark applications. By virtue of our excellent foreign relations, our lawyers are able to realize significant benefits in structuring and localizing IP-related transactions. In this regard, the HRO has demonstrable experience in the preparation of licensing, supply, distribution, transfer, teaming and development agreements between domestic and foreign entities.