Intellectual Property - China Business Team

Depth and Experience

The Intellectual Property Group of Alston & Bird provides a full range of intellectual property services including:

• Patent preparation and prosecution in emerging technologies such as genetic engineering and hybridoma technology, chip and mask technology and computer technology, as well as the traditional areas of electronics, mechanical, chemical and biotechnology matters. We regularly file over 1,500 U.S. and foreign patent applications each year.
• We have one of the largest and deepest intellectual property litigation practices, with jury and non-jury experience in U.S. patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising and anti-counterfeiting litigation, as well as access to Alston & Bird's substantial depth and expertise in related antitrust matters; and substantial experience in coordinating multinational intellectual property litigation programs. We have obtained eight-figure jury verdicts for plaintiffs and summary judgment victories for defendants.
• Trademark and domain name clearance, registration and portfolio management both domestically and worldwide, including over 13,000 registrations for hundreds of clients in more than 225 jurisdictions. We also protect these rights when necessary in enforcement, opposition and cancellation proceedings.
• Transactional expertise in licensing, sponsorship and merchandising matters and information technology transactions, with a core of lawyers focused on emerging IP issues related to electronic commerce and the Internet, including domain name disputes, web-site and on-line development agreements, encryption technology, marketing and advertising.