Overview
In today's knowledge economy, intellectual property is often a company's most valuable asset. Sau Legal's IP practice helps clients identify, protect, commercialize, and enforce their intellectual property rights across all major categories — patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Our attorneys serve clients in technology, pharmaceuticals, media, consumer products, and financial services.
We take a business-first approach to IP, aligning our legal strategies with our clients' commercial objectives to maximize the value of their innovation portfolios.
Patent Law
Our patent practice handles prosecution, portfolio management, and litigation. We work with inventors and R&D teams to draft and prosecute patent applications before the USPTO and international patent offices. Our litigation team has tried patent infringement cases in federal courts and before the ITC, covering technologies from software and semiconductors to medical devices and clean energy systems.
Trademark & Brand Protection
Your brand is your reputation. We handle trademark clearance, registration, maintenance, and enforcement domestically and internationally. Our team manages opposition and cancellation proceedings before the TTAB, drafts coexistence agreements, and pursues infringers through cease-and-desist actions and litigation. We also advise on domain name disputes under UDRP and ACPA.
Copyright & Trade Secrets
We protect creative works and confidential business information through copyright registration and enforcement, DMCA takedowns, and trade secret litigation under the DTSA and state laws. Our attorneys advise on licensing structures, work-for-hire agreements, and the unique IP challenges posed by AI-generated content and open-source software. When misappropriation occurs, we move quickly to obtain injunctive relief and damages.