Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Trademarks, Copyright, and Licensing

Establishing and protecting intellectual properties is critical to maintaining a competitive edge in business. The Minneapolis, Minnesota law firm of Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A. assists businesses in researching, securing, and enforcing trademark and copyright rights, advising clients regarding trade secret protection, and litigating infringement on patents and copyrights. We serve companies of all sizes in all industries, throughout the Twin Cities, all of Minnesota, and nationwide.

Commercial transactions handled by Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A.'s lawyers often involve transfer of intellectual property rights. The firm routinely prepares and files applications in conjunction with business deals to preserve rights under state and federal trademark and copyright laws. We also protect clients' intellectual properties through:

• Contract negotiations
• Licensing agreements
• Infringement litigation
• Non-compete litigation

Trademark Infringement and Trade Dress Litigation

The firm offers a proven record in intellectual property litigation on behalf of individuals and businesses seeking to protect their state or federal right to trademarks, service marks, copyright, or trade dress, as well as trade secrets and other intellectual properties. The firm was instrumental in achieving a victory for a client in the seminal case on trade dress in the restaurant industry, Rainforest Café v. Amazon Bar & Grill, 86 F. Supp. 86 (D. Minn. 1999). Marshall Tanick has also successfully litigated on the behalf of the rights of celebrities to protect an interest in their own name likeness, as in the landmark McFarland v. Miller 14 F.3d 912 (3d Cir. 1994).

The firm can also assist any of its clients with other intellectual properties needs in the area of copyright or trademark registration, patent search and patent litigation, and related intellectual property issues by working in conjunction with selected outside counsel.

For more information regarding trademark law or trade dress litigation, please contact [Link to Contact Us] intellectual property attorney Marshall H. Tanick at 612.339.4295.

Articles of interest in Intellectual Property Law:

Madrid Protocol on Trademarks Expands, But Falls Short of Universal Acceptance
Technology and the Law