Areas of Practice
Integrated Patent & IP Counseling
Keefe IP Law, PLLC provides fully integrated IP counseling focused on patent protection to clients. Keefe IP counsels clients on developing integrated, comprehensive IP protection, centered on patenting, across the spectrum of available IP legal protection. In addition to working with clients to develop patents, Keefe IP advises clients on using all types of IP together (additionally including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets related to patenting efforts) to provide seamless overall intellectual property protection, particularly at the borders of the different forms of IP.
Copyright Registration
As part of integrated IP services, Keefe IP also provides copyright registration and counseling services related to patenting efforts. Keefe IP provides counseling regarding how copyright protection works in tandem with the other IP types to protect client innovation.
Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Keefe IP provides high quality drafting and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications across a wide range of electro-mechanical and mechanical technologies. This high quality preparation is based on experience drafting hundreds of patent applications. Keefe IP can handle all facets of obtaining U.S. patents for clients, as well as guiding clients through the intricacies of patent marking and international patent filing.
Trade Secret Protection
Keefe IP provides counseling to clients regarding processes and policies for achieving effective trade secret protection that may address non-patentable IP. Keefe IP helps clients ensure that they have taken effective measures to have the capability to assert trade secret causes of action in state and federal courts.
global patent filing strategic counseling
Keefe IP counsels clients using the firm’s sophisticated nominal global filing hierarchy list to assist clients in optimizing their international filing selections. Please see the firm’s Global Patent Filing Blog page for more information.
Trademark Preparation and Prosecution
Keefe IP provides U.S. trademark preparation and prosecution services for obtaining and maintaining U.S. registered trademarks to provide robust protection for client brands related to patented products. Keefe IP can also guide clients through the international trademark filing process.
