Intellectual property is often among a company’s most valuable assets — and among the hardest to protect. When competitors infringe on trademarks, copy protected works, misappropriate proprietary information, or engage in unfair competitive practices, the damage can be swift and lasting. Ford O’Brien Landy LLP represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of intellectual property and unfair competition disputes, both as plaintiffs pursuing claims and as defendants fighting them.
Trademark infringement occurs when a mark is used in a way likely to cause confusion about the source of goods or services. Copyright infringement arises when a party reproduces, distributes, or otherwise exploits protected creative work without authorization. Both can entitle a prevailing plaintiff to statutory damages — in some cases significantly exceeding actual losses — as well as injunctive relief to stop ongoing harm.
Trade secrets — which can include formulas, processes, designs, research, financial projections, and customer lists — are protected under both state and federal law. When proprietary information is misappropriated, whether by a departing employee, a competitor, or a business partner, the injured party may be entitled to damages and injunctive relief to prevent further disclosure or use. Federal law also provides a vehicle for bringing trade secret claims in federal court under the Defend Trade Secrets Act.
Beyond trade secret misappropriation, state law provides broader protection against unfair competition — including schemes to pass off goods or services as those of another, predatory business practices, and other conduct that undermines fair competition in the marketplace. These claims can stand alongside or independent of other intellectual property causes of action and can be a powerful tool for businesses harmed by a competitor’s improper conduct.
Our attorneys have extensive experience litigating these matters in state and federal courts, and understand both the urgency these cases often demand and the careful factual development they require.
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