BJC is an AV Rated intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique law firm, focused on patent, copyright, and trademark infringement lawsuits and other business, trade secret, antitrust and class action litigation.
Representative Clients: Best Western International; Brookstone; Fujitsu; IP Holdings; Pentel; RadioShack Corporation; Stone Age; Teradata; Via Technologies.
State Bar Summary:
All Members are members of the State Bar of Texas.
Partnership Information:
A Limited Liability Company
Areas of Practice (5)
Specific Areas of Practice for our Dallas office:
Patent Litigation
Unfair Competition
Trademark
Copyright and Other Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation
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