Practice Areas & Industries: Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Our Intellectual Property attorneys at Roetzel & Andress are experienced trial attorneys in the prosecution and defense of patent, trademark, trade dress, and copyright infringement actions in both local and federal courts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Additionally, we handle arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Services Available

We represent a wide range of clients in industries such as chemical, mechanical, and computer technologies; pharmaceuticals; manufacturing machinery; biochemicals; liquid crystal displays; electrical/electronic; fiber optics; polymers; logistics software; telecommunications; circuit boards; medical devices; and materials testing equipment. Our attorneys possess a broad range of experience and education in physics and chemistry, as well as chemical, environmental, and mechanical engineering.

Representative Services

• Copyright
• Internet and other intellectual property issues
• Patent
• Trademark
• Trade dress
• Trade secret
• Unfair competition

Representative Matters

• Served as counsel in patent and contract arbitration under World Intellectual Property Organization Tribunal
• Rendered opinions on patent coverage for pre-litigation and infringement abatement insurance
• Defended a trade dress infringement suit for an adhesive removal manufacturer
• Represented a rubber chemicals manufacturer against trade secret and non-compete claims by a competitor in a jury trial
• Represented a household products manufacturer in defeating a preliminary injunction claim brought by a competitor alleging trade dress infringement in the cosmetic industry
• Represented a private label manufacturer in defeating a preliminary injunction claim brought by the exclusive licensee of a cosmetic product alleging trademark and trade dress infringement
• Selected numerous times by parties, both privately and through the Federal Court Administrative Dispute Resolution system, to mediate intellectual property litigation matters
• Regularly represent builders, architects, and owners in disputes concerning ownership of blueprints and project drawings
• Represented a company in the manufacturing industry in obtaining a judgement at trial in a trade secret misappropriation case