At H3LP, our intellectual property (IP) attorneys blend technical insight with courtroom-tested advocacy to safeguard your most valuable assets. We guide startups, creators, and global enterprises through the full lifecycle of IP protection—from registration and portfolio management to licensing, litigation, and anti-counterfeiting. Led by seasoned IP litigator Sameeul Haque, our team delivers pragmatic, business-aligned strategies to turn innovation into competitive advantage.
Intellectual Property
Focus Areas
Securing exclusive rights for brands and creative works
- Trademark Clearance & Filing: Performing comprehensive searches and conducting USPTO prosecution for wordmarks, logos, and trade dress
- Copyright Registration: Registering copyrighted works for streamlined protection for software, literature, music, and visual/media content
- Global Brand Protection: Coordinating international trademark filings
Developing strategic oversight of IP assets
- Portfolio Audits & Valuation: Assessing strengths, gaps, and commercial potential of registrations
- Maintenance & Renewals: Completing timely USPTO filings (Section 8/9 declarations) and copyright recordation
- Enforcement Monitoring: Performing online surveillance against unauthorized use of marks or creative works
Structuring deals that maximize IP value
- Technology Transfer & Patent Licensing: Negotiating royalty structures, field-of-use restrictions, and exclusivity
- Brand Licensing Agreements: Drafting agreements for merchandise purchase and distribution, franchising, and other collaborations
- Software & Content Licensing: Creating custom copyright licensing agreements and reviewing/revising existing or standardized licensing frameworks
Shielding sensitive information at every stage
- Trade Secret Safeguards: Drafting, reviewing, and revising employee/contractor NDAs, restricted access protocols, and exit-interview controls
- Restrictive Covenants and Confidentiality Agreements: Drafting, reviewing, and revising agreements to secure disclosure processes and preserve marketing strategies, trade secrets, and patentable subject matter
- Brand/Content Development NDAs: Protecting unreleased marketing campaigns, designs, and proprietary content
Advocating aggressively in business-critical disputes
- Anti-Counterfeiting & Piracy: Obtaining TROs, preliminary injunctions seizure orders, and online takedowns (DMCA/Amazon Brand Registry)
- Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Infringement: Sending and responding to cease & desist letters, navigating challenges to IP validity, and litigating infringement claims in state and federal court through all phases of litigation (pre-suit investigations and negotiations, discovery, trial, and appeal)
- Trade Secret Misappropriation: Sending notice to misappropriating parties, obtaining TROs and injunctions, and litigating state/federal claims (DTSA)
Navigating mass anti-infringement claims in a globalized marketplace
- Infringement Investigations: Conducting pre-suit investigations or reviewing infringement claims filed by plaintiffs
- Negotiations: Negotiating settlements in Schedule A litigation matters
- Anti-Counterfeiting & Anti-Infringement claims: Obtaining or combatting TROs and injunctions, representing parties in preliminary injunction/evidentiary hearings, and securing judgements