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The Maxham Firm provides legal services in the field of intellectual property, specializing primarily in patent and trademark law. All of its attorneys are members of the California bar and are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The firm was founded in 1984 by experienced patent and trademark lawyers and is based in San Diego, with its offices located in Symphony Towers. It regularly represents major multi-national corporations such as Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies, as well as a wide variety of local medium-size high technology companies such as Fluid Components, Quantum Magnetics, and Quantum Design. The firm is an active member of the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce, The World Trade Center and is a sponsor of the University of California at San Diego CONNECT Program.
IN THE AREAS OF PATENTS, The Maxham Firm provides the following services:
Preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the US and in foreign countries, including design patents and plant patents
Patentability searches and opinions; Validity opinions; Infringement studies
Licensing; Litigation in Federal Courts; Re-examinations, Re-issues, Interferences
Appeals to the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
IN THE AREAS OF TRADEMARK LAW, the firm has a finely honed specialization and offers these services:
Availability searches and opinions
Filing and prosecution of state and federal applications
Licensing, Trademark oppositions, cancellations and appeals
Infringement litigation in state and federal courts
While The Maxham Firm prefers to confine its copyright representation to the high-tech area (computer software) it is highly knowledgeable in this legal specialty and handles registrations and licensing as well as counseling relating to copyrights.
As for the firm's efforts with respect to foreign practice, patents and trademarks are filed through highly qualified associates in each country, most of whom are personally known by members of The Maxham Firm. All possible routes are employed for foreign patent filing, including country by country directly, through the EPO and the PCT. The firm represents many clients from several different countries for U.S. patent and trademark representation.
IN ADDITION The Maxham Firm PROVIDES REPRESENTATION IN:
Trade secret counseling, licensing and litigation
Employment invention and non-disclosure agreements
Unfair competition disputes
Mask work protection
Attorneys in the firm are active in many local, state, national and international legal and professional organizations. Involvement professionally and in the community is encouraged.
To see a list of the recent U.S. patents we have obtained for our clients click here. For a list of links to web sites containing information we have found helpful in our practice please click here.
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