Intellectual Property

Structure Law Group, LLP helps Austin businesses protect their intellectual property. With locations in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Austin, TX, we are ideally suited to help startups and established businesses navigate the corporate marketplace with a strong sense of security.

For many businesses, your intellectual property will be your most valuable asset. Companies must protect their IP to keep their business as profitable as possible. The Austin intellectual property attorneys at Structure Law Group, LLP can help your business develop, protect, use and distribute information assets. We provide a full range of intellectual property counsel including:

• Co-development agreements
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
• Enforcing intellectual property infringement
• Licensing platforms and strategies
• Registering copyrights and trademarks
• Software and licensing agreements

As the trusted legal advisors of many of today’s most sophisticated tech companies, Structure Law Group, LLP has the reach and resources of a large firm while providing the individual attention of a small firm. We handle both in-bound and out-bound licensing transactions including SaaS, B2B, and more. Our Austin, TX IP attorneys will help your company secure its intellectual property.

Copyrights protect the expression of “original works of authorship.” They are mostly used for tangible intellectual property such as screenplays, books, short stories, movies, paintings, and sculptures. Copyright laws prevent others from theft or misuse of the copyrighted work. This includes producing derivative works, distributing unauthorized copies of the work, and performing or publicly displaying the work.

Structure Law Group, LLP will help your company license copyrights, secure derivative rights, option rights, or sell off copyrights. In instances where a client’s copyright is infringed, our attorneys will help your company aggressively seek copyright enforcement. This includes serving notice, cease and desist letters, negotiating royalties, and representing you in lawsuits to recover damages caused by copyright infringement.

Trademarks are intellectual property that identifies your name, logos, or any other identifying element that can be associated with your company or brand. Properly registering these trademarks is critical, because without this registration, anyone can use your name, logo, or other identifying information for whatever purposes they choose. Trademarks must be registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark process should be handled by a seasoned attorney so that your application is not rejected. Trademark infringement tends to damage the reputation of businesses that do not act quickly enough to secure their trademark. The Austin, TX trademark protection attorneys at Structure Law Group will help you register your trademark and enforce your legal rights over your trademark to prevent competitors unapproved and unlicensed use.

A patent is one of the most effective tools to secure your innovative intellectual property. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers three different types of patents:

• Utility patents for a “new and useful process”
• Design patents for “new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture”
• Plant patents for distinct varieties of plants

Determining which patent is best for you will require the help of a knowledgeable Austin intellectual property attorney. SLG can help your Austin business confirm that your product or service is patentable, apply for a patent, and enforce your patent against any infringements.

Exposing trademarks, copyrights, and unpatented property to a competitive marketplace gives your competitors a critical advantage. It is important to move quickly to secure your intellectual property before another party lays claim to it.

The seasoned intellectual property attorneys at Structure Law Group, LLP have helped Fortune 500 companies that began as small start-ups just looking to make a name for themselves. We’ve assisted these companies grow and evolve in Silicon Valley, protecting their intellectual property, securing their interests, and ensuring their future profitability. With outlets in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Austin, TX, our firm is ideally situated to help expanding and emerging businesses protect their most valuable assets.

For more information, please call us today at (512) 881-7500 or fill out our online form and we can begin addressing your needs as quickly as possible to ensure your valuable copyrights, trademarks, and patents are protected.