Practice Areas
O'Shea Law LLC counsels clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property
law — from building and managing global portfolios to litigating and resolving
disputes — always with an eye toward the client's strategic and budgetary goals.
Outside General Counsel
Retainer-based representation of companies across all legal issues affecting
the business — intellectual property; vendor and customer relations; human
resources; real estate; import/export; government relations and regulations;
insurance; and litigation.
IP Litigation & Disputes
First- and second-chair experience in patent and trademark litigation from
pre-filing through trial and appeal, including proceedings before the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission, and foreign
agencies — with a focus on resolving disputes at the right time and cost.
Patents
Preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications, portfolio
development and management, patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, and
opinions of counsel across technologies including chemical, pharmaceutical,
consumer products, electronics, and software.
Trademarks
Clearance, prosecution, and worldwide portfolio management, plus enforcement
against infringing and counterfeit use — including litigation and proceedings
before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Trade Secrets
Strategies to identify and protect confidential business information, agreements
to safeguard it, and litigation to address misappropriation by former employees,
partners, and competitors.
Copyright
Protection, registration, and licensing of copyrighted works, and enforcement
against infringement — including matters intersecting with trade-secret and
unfair-competition claims.
IP Agreements & Licensing
Negotiating and drafting agreements covering domestic and foreign IP rights,
in- and out-licensing, IP aspects of corporate transactions, nondisclosure and
secrecy agreements, and vendor, customer, and distribution arrangements.