TechLaw LLP was launched when several independent patent attorneys partnered to form a distinctive boutique IP firm. Our partners manage their own practices, collaborating weekly to provide expert legal knowledge and full service capabilities to our global clients.
With the recent globalization and the nature of intellectual property, we recognize the magnitude of our clients' needs. Our firm has far reaching capabilities with the ability to manage clients' matters worldwide through a network of foreign associates.
Our practice encompasses all areas of intellectual property and business law, including patent and trademark prosecution, due diligence, opinion practice, licensing, anti-counterfeit work, corporate transactional and litigation.
TechLaw, LLP has the expertise to help coordinate U.S. and foreign Customs offices to efficiently curb counterfeit and knock-off goods
TechLaw, LLP's patent practice covers biotechnology, pharmaceutical, electromechanical, and many other areas of technology.
TechLaw, LLP has coordinated with law firms in over 40 countries to register and enforce IP throughout the world.
On January 25, 2014, the San Diego Business Journal published an article about a possible merger between Sullivan International and Ohio Co. The article quotes TechLaw Partner and Sullivan board member Ross Epstein, and can be viewed on the San Diego Business Journal’s website (http://www.sdbj.com/accounts/login/?next=/news/2014/jan/25/sullivan-international-merge-ohio-co/).
TechLaw Partner Ross Epstein will speak at the LES (Licensing Executives Society) San Diego Chapter meeting on November 13, 2013 at the Marriott La Jolla. To register for this event or learn more about LES, see: http://www.lesusacanada.org/chapters/usa/san-diego-chapter/november-13-2013-san-diego-chapter-meeting
Many people ask us about the fair use defense for “News” or “Documentaries.” For instance, we have answered several versions of this question: When it comes to using others copyrighted material for use in the News or a Documentary Film I have the understanding that there is a lot more leeway with what can be used? For example if I were doing a documentary or news story about boats could I use some clips from the movie Titanic? Our answer is: The Copyright Act gives the owner of a copyrighted work five exclusive rights: (1) the right to reproduce the work; (2) the right to prepare derivative works; (3) the right to distribute the work; (4) the right to publicly perform the work; and (5) the right to publicly display the work. See 17 U.S.C. § 106. As the … Continue reading
