Competition in the domestic and international manufacturing industry grows every day, and creative strategy is crucial to keeping a competitive edge. Baker & Daniels' professionals help regional, national and international companies translate technical and complex issues into comprehensive and sound business decisions. With an office in China and access to recognized and respected IP lawyers in virtually every country as a member of Lex Mundi, a global association of more than 160 independent law firms, our intellectual property team works across the United States and throughout the world to help manufacturing clients achieve global strategies.
We work alongside our manufacturing clients to protect their ideas and innovations and stay ahead of the competition. Whether it's preserving inventions with patents, software with copyrights, brand names with trademarks or e-commerce, we understand the laws and regulations. For clients with in-house intellectual property programs, Baker & Daniels professionals serve as partners by working closely with inventors, counsel and marketing representatives.
Experience
Our representative intellectual property experience in the manufacturing and logistics industry includes:
- Patent prosecution, product clearance and strategic counseling for a large precision manufacturing company.
- Patent prosecution, due diligence and strategic counseling for a major manufacture of power sports vehicles (snowmobiles, ATVs and motorcycles).
- U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, due diligence and strategic counseling for a large Midwest manufacturer of refrigeration compressors and power trains.
- Leading an enforcement effort for patent prosecution against multiple infringers, including the manufacturer of a boat component and manufacturers of the boats which incorporated the component.
- Patent prosecution, due diligence and strategic counseling for a manufacture of automotive related industrial tooling.
- Representing a manufacturing company in protecting its products and business position with various suppliers and competitors. Registering several intellectual property applications on medical products, evaluating third party intellectual property, providing design and marketing advice to avoid conflicts and resolving several potential conflicts to assist the company in expanding its markets.
- Counseling a control manufacturer engaged in evaluating its existing patent relative to potentially infringing competitors and allegations of invalidity in oppositions brought by competitors in a corresponding foreign application. Evaluating the new prior art, instigating a re-examination proceeding for the patent, assisting in the confirmation of the patent and helping to prepare the client for litigation against the infringing competitors.
- Representing manufacturers in multinational trademark disputes in U.S., Canadian and European tribunals.
- Representing a refinery in a historic re-branding campaign.
- Representing manufacturers in maintaining and protecting the integrity of distribution networks and policing illegitimate product distribution.