How Can an Orange County Intellectual Property Attorney Help?
Our attorneys develop and carry out litigation strategies in intellectual property disputes, and they are equally prepared to prosecute an infringement claim or to defend a company accused of infringement. That dual capability matters, because the same command of the underlying facts and the applicable law drives both sides of a dispute. Where insurance coverage may respond to a claim, the firm draws on its coverage experience to help a client fund a defense or pursue a recovery, an approach that has become a core strength across the firm’s business litigation work.
Types of Intellectual Property Litigation We Handle
Intellectual property issues can appear as a significant part of a larger transaction or lawsuit, or they can stand alone as substantial problems with long-term consequences. Our attorneys advise and represent companies of many sizes on matters that include the following.
- Trademark, copyright, and domain name protection and infringement disputes
- Trade secret misappropriation, confidentiality, and nondisclosure matters
- Licensing agreement disputes, including royalty and scope of use questions
- Unfair competition and false advertising claims
- Disputes over fair use, image rights, and royalties
- Intellectual property aspects of business purchases, sales, and e-commerce, including cybersquatting and domain name disputes
Trademark and Copyright Disputes
Enforcement of trademark and copyright rights against infringement and defense of companies accused of infringement, including claims over branding, logos, trade dress, and protected works in state and federal court.
Trade Secret Litigation
Litigation over the misappropriation of formulas, methods, processes, and other confidential information, often arising when a former employee or business partner takes protected information, with a focus on limiting the damage to the company.
Licensing and Unfair Competition
Disputes over the breach of licensing agreements, royalty and scope of use questions, and unfair competition and false advertising claims that affect a company's market position and revenue.
With decades of courtroom success across California, our attorneys are prepared to fight for the outcome you deserve.
Meet the Callahan & Blaine, PC Team
Intellectual property litigation rewards judgment developed over decades of trying difficult cases, and our clients work with attorneys who bring that experience. Edward Susolik serves as CEO, President, and a Senior Trial Attorney of Callahan & Blaine, PC, and leads the firm’s complex commercial and insurance practice. He has represented companies and their insurers across a wide range of high-stakes disputes and has been named to the Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California for many consecutive years.Edward Susolik
CEO, President, and Senior Trial Attorney, Callahan & Blaine, PC
Mr. Susolik leads the firm’s complex business and insurance practice and has represented companies and their carriers in litigation throughout his career. He brings a trial lawyer’s perspective to every intellectual property matter the firm handles, preparing each case as though it will be decided by a judge and jury.
Why Companies Choose Callahan & Blaine, PC
Businesses retain our firm because the representation is built on genuine trial capability. Since 1984, civil trial practice has been the center of what the firm does, and that foundation shapes every intellectual property matter in three ways. First, our attorneys prepare each case as one that could be tried, which strengthens the firm’s position in negotiation and mediation and means the client is ready if a dispute proceeds to a courtroom. Second, the firm’s depth in insurance and coverage law allows it to identify and pursue coverage that may fund a defense or contribute to a recovery, an advantage many intellectual property litigants overlook. Third, the firm brings the resources of a full complex business litigation practice to matters that often overlap with trade secret, contract, and employment issues at the same time.Contact Callahan & Blaine, PC for Intellectual Property Litigation in Orange County
Our experience as trial lawyers helps clients understand the risks that undocumented understandings and unanticipated events can create in intellectual property matters, and our experience as business counsel helps them find practical paths to resolving disputes over the ownership or use of intellectual property assets. Callahan & Blaine, PC represents companies throughout Orange County and Southern California in intellectual property litigation. To discuss your matter, please use our online contact form and a member of our team will follow up with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Callahan & Blaine, PC enforce intellectual property rights, defend against claims, or both?
The firm does both. Our attorneys prosecute infringement and misappropriation claims on behalf of companies whose intellectual property rights have been violated, and they defend companies accused of infringing the rights of others. Because the same command of the facts and the law drives both sides of an intellectual property dispute, handling matters from both positions strengthens the firm’s judgment on any given case.
What types of intellectual property disputes does the firm handle?
Our attorneys handle trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes, licensing agreement disputes, unfair competition and false advertising claims, and questions of fair use, image rights, and royalties. The firm also addresses the intellectual property issues that arise in business purchases and sales and in e-commerce, including domain name and cybersquatting disputes. These matters are litigated in both state and federal court.
How do trade secret disputes often arise?
Trade secret disputes frequently begin when a former employee or business partner takes confidential information such as a formula, method, process, or client data and uses it in competition with the company that developed it. These matters often overlap with employment and contract issues, and a prompt response is important because the value of a trade secret depends on keeping it confidential. Our attorneys move quickly to limit the damage while pursuing the available legal remedies.
How are domain name disputes resolved?
Domain name disputes involve conflicts over website addresses, and they often involve trademark infringement when a domain uses a protected mark or cybersquatting when a domain is registered in bad faith to profit from another company’s brand. These disputes may be resolved through negotiation, through arbitration under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy administered by ICANN, or through litigation. Our attorneys handle domain name disputes as part of the firm’s broader intellectual property practice.
What remedies are available in an intellectual property lawsuit?
Depending on the type of intellectual property and the nature of the infringement, available remedies may include compensatory damages for actual losses and lost profits, statutory damages for certain trademark and copyright claims, recovery of the infringer’s profits, and injunctive relief that stops further infringement. Enhanced damages and the recovery of costs and attorney fees may be available in appropriate cases. The remedies that apply to a particular matter depend on the facts and the strength of the evidence, which our attorneys assess early in the case.
