Criminal Law

• Theft

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  A copyright protects an idea that is fixed in a tangible medium such as literary, artistic and musical works, including sound and video recordings. A copyright registration gives an owner the right to use, license or exploit the work in other ways. Additionally, a copyright allows an owner to exclude others from using the work. Although registration is not required to establish a copyright, it is necessary to secure significant legal remedies against infringement. SSMP assists our clients with completing and submitting copyright applications for their original work. We also advise businesses who have commissioned a work for hire and design strategies for copyright acquisitions, often in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  We are a true-full service Intellectual Property law firm. The ability to provide a full range of services at the highest quality starts with a solid foundation anchored by our ability to prepare and prosecute patent applications and every one of our patent practitioners is extensively trained in the art of patent prosecution. Because of this we are better counselors, better litigators and widely recognized as one of the leading IP law firms in America. One of the cornerstones of our practice is our ability to provide scientifically sound, precise and reliable opinions regarding validity, infringement, clearance/right-to-use, state-of-the art, patentability, and valuation opinions. We are also proud of our experienced and aggressive litigation team which views the litigation process as a tool – a means to achieve a business objective. Thus, our efforts end with favorable results and settlements within defined budgets. We have the infrastructure to seamlessly team with in-house counsel and utilize client’s support staff, in-house engineers and scientists for expert technical advice during pre-litigation analysis as well as during trial.
• Unfair Competition
  Our trademark and copyright specialists prepare and prosecute applications for the registration of trademarks and copyrights worldwide and render availability and infringement opinions. We also counsel clients in the areas of unfair competition, the protection and misappropriation of trade secrets and trade dress, and related trade regulation matters.

Employment Law

• Non-compete Agreement
  Businesses must protect methods, formulas, methods, techniques and other confidential information that has an independent economic value. In order to be considered a trade secret, reasonable steps must be taken to keep the material confidential. SSMP helps our clients protect their trade secrets through the use of nondisclosure and noncompete agreements. We also pursue remedies for trade secret theft in state and federal court under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Learn more about Trade Secrets