Ater Wynne’s Intellectual Property Group advises and prepares clients for technological changes and the development and protection of new ideas. We help businesses, inventors, engineers, designers, authors and artists through transactions using copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, licensing and related laws to optimize the development and exploitation of their work according to their own strategic goals.
At Ater Wynne, we understand that success requires innovation, creativity and change; we advise you with forethought, clarity and skill. Ater Wynne attorneys help you maximize your return on investment in intangible assets and strategic relationships worldwide. We work with you to understand your business, industry and markets so we can meet your intellectual property needs with pragmatic yet creative advice.
Ater Wynne assists clients in devising and implementing successful intellectual property strategies. We help clients select, clear and register new brand names; obtain, transfer, exploit and secure technologies and know-how; and protect and profit from their work. Attorneys in Ater Wynne’s Intellectual Property practice draft and negotiate all types of intellectual property-related agreements, including license, OEM, reseller, development, domestic and international distribution, joint venture and asset purchase agreements.
Ater Wynne’s broad range of intellectual property expertise includes:
- Patents
- Copyrights
- Trademarks
- Intellectual property litigation
- Advertising and media
- Internet and e-Commerce
- Technology transfers
- Trade secrets
- Global trade
- Product branding
- Outsourcing
- Licensing
- Open source software
- Security, privacy and cyber-crimes
Related Industries:
Energy
Financial Services
Food & Beverage
Footwear & Apparel
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Real Estate/Construction
Technology & Telecom
Tribal & Economic Development |
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| Representative Clients: |
ADDnCLICK, Inc.
Advanced Vascular Dynamics
Clean Water Services
FLIR Systems, Inc.
The Fruit Company
Northwest Pipe Company
Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.
Planar Systems, Inc.
The ODS Companies
Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (America’s Best Value Inns) |
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| Representative Transactions: |
- Joint development and manufacturing agreement relating to advanced technology products for defense contractor client
- Software development customization agreement for publicly-traded client
- Automotive components supply agreement for major industry supplier
- Master sales agreements for publicly traded companies
- OEM Agreement with world leader in anti-virus software for worldwide distribution
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Intellectual Property Attorneys:
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Ernie Bootsma (Contact, Portland)
Lori Irish Bauman
Patrick (Rick) Boyd
William C. Campbell
Frank X. Curci
James B. Davidson
Julie Dorst
Daniel P. Larsen
Akana K.J. Ma
Todd A. Mitchell
Alex Modelski
Michael J. (Sam) Sandmire
Intellectual Property Paralegals:
Marlene K. Elser
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