Intellectual Property

Protection of intellectual property has become paramount to our clients´ ability to compete in a dynamic marketplace dominated by new ideas and products. We serve our clients through a combination of transactional services, to create protectable status in the first place, and litigation services to deter anti-competitive and unlawful acquisition of protected property. Our litigation and support systems enable us to pursue the most cost effective results for our clients on the state and federal level. Protection of innovative ideas, products or other confidential information does not permit a tired, treadmill approach to litigation, but instead demands the capability to obtain fast results at the minimum cost. These goals are best accomplished through a coordination of services:

Transactional services affecting intellectual property
- Trademark counseling, registration and maintenance
- Trademark licensing and enforcement
- Trade dress counseling
- Copyright counseling and protection
- Trade secret counseling, protection and agreements
- Non-competition agreements
- Formation of joint ventures
- Licensing, divestment and acquisition agreements
- Development and work-for-hire agreements
- Marketing agreements
- Trade and domain names
Litigation services affecting intellectual property
- Anti-competitive conduct, false advertising, privacy rights
- Copyright infringement
- Trade dress infringement
- Misappropriation of trade secrets
- Violation of non-competition covenants
- Trademark protection
- Patent infringement and misappropriation
- Violation of licensing, development, marketing or joint venture agreements

Poole & Shaffery has Offices in Los Angeles, Valencia, and Lancaster Serving the Following Cities:
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Glendale, South Pasadena, Montrose, La Canada, Pasadena, Bell, Bell Gardens, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park , Santa Clarita, Castaic, Val Verde, Piru, Palmdale, Lancaster, Thousand Oaks, San Fernando, Sylmar, Simi Valley, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and many more.