Secure and Protect Your Intellectual Property

If you rely on brand assets to promote and identify your business, it's imperative that you obtain federal registration for those marks.

Forward's trademark services include:

• Brand protection strategies

• Trademark searches and registrations

• Trademark licenses

• Trademark auditing and due diligence

• Trademark portfolio maintenance

• Trademark infringement litigation 

If you create any original literary or other artistic work, it's critical to obtain a copyright registration before or soon after making it public.

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Forward's copyright services include:

• Copyright protection strategies

• Copyright searches and filings

• Copyright licenses

• Copyright enforcement and defense litigation

Utility and design patents can be obtained for a composition, production process, machine, tool, new plant species, or upgrade to an existing invention. The holder of a registered patent can prevent others from using, making, or selling the invention.

Depending upon the circumstances, filing a patent may be a core element of your business plan or it could be counterproductive since information becomes public.

Forward's patent services include:

• Advisory services on patents generally

• Advisory services specific to decisions as to whether to patent or maintain secrecy

And Forward facilitates patent law services through referral to outside patent attorneys, which include:

• Patent protection strategies

• Patent searches and registrations

• Patent opinions

• Patent licenses

• Patent infringement litigation

A company wanting to keep its trade secrets and proprietary information secure must build, implement, and test its policies and processes.

Forward's trade secrets protection services include:

• Trade secret protection strategies

• Employee and contractor restrictive covenants

• Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements

• Trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation

As new privacy and data security laws and regulations are being created and enforced across state and country lines, it is crucial for companies to avoid catastrophic liability for violations.

Forward's privacy and data security services include:

• Advisory services

• Regulatory compliance audits

• Data breach disclosure management

• Consumer protection litigation defense