IP Litigation

Experienced Patent Infringement Attorneys in California

The intellectual property litigation lawyers of Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., have a long track record of successfully handling litigation matters for domestic and foreign clients. Our attorneys not only represent major, publicly traded and multi-national high technology corporations headquartered in the United States and Asia but also provide legal service to individual clientele and small businesses worldwide. We work to ensure our clients IP rights are enforced by developing sophisticated litigation solutions. Contact our intellectual property litigation lawyers to schedule a consultation.

Your Ideas Deserve to be Protected!

At Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., we aggressively assert your intellectual property rights through IP litigation and other strategic actions. Our attorneys handle your immediate needs, and develop solutions that anticipate your future needs. Contact our patent infringement law firm for professional advice and representation.

Protect Your Rights in the Event of Patent Infringement

Patent litigation and other IP litigation usually begins with a cease and desist letter. When this letter is received, it is important to take it seriously. If the requests of this letter are ignored, the court will view it as willful infringement and can impose treble damages. It is important to discuss the situation with an experienced intellectual property law attorney as soon as you are aware of the alleged infringement. We can help develop an effective strategy to protect your interests.

At Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley, P.C., we use three effective strategies to resolve litigation:

• A court judgment
• Turning your opponent into your business partner
• Global strategy

Court Judgment

A court judgment is the first possible way to resolve litigation. We have the experience and knowledge necessary to assist in making certain important decisions on how to proceed. Our solutions include:

• Filing a lawsuit against the writer of the letter before the writer files a lawsuit against you. This enables you to gain control of litigation.
• Filing a Declaratory Judgment. We draft non-infringement opinion letters which can protect you from the "willful infringement damages."
• Sending an opinion letter claiming invalidity by giving reasons as to why their patent/trademark/copyright is invalid and why your product does not constitute infringement.

Turning Your Opponent into Your Business Partner

If you and your opponent both have valid patents, trademarks, or copyrights, an alternative to litigation would be to establish a cross-licensing agreement. By signing this agreement, you and your opponent could agree to license each others patents, trademarks, or copyrights.

Global Strategies

A third way to resolve conflicts is to have a global strategy. This works in concert with turning your opponent into your partner. It is possible to have a patent ruled valid in the United States, but lose the same claim/lawsuit in other parts of the world. It is important to consider the global implications of having an invalidity determination made concerning your product and whether you would be better off working out a license agreement with the alleged infringer. For example, your patent, trademark, or copyright filing date in the US may be earlier than another's filing date in the US. However, your opponent may have priority in another country, such as China.

We analyze your case and determine effective global strategies to assert your rights. While your litigation may result unfavorably in the United States, for example, the case may be resolved in your favor throughout many other countries which are more profitable than the United States.

Contact Us

Our intellectual property lawyers are adept to the many issues within copyright, patent, trademark, and trade dress law. We understand the significance of your rights and the profitability impact of infringement. We are experienced handling intellectual property litigation in California, the United States, and worldwide, including China, the UK, and throughout Asia. Contact our patent infringement lawyers to schedule a consultation.