Practice Areas
Intellectual property powers your business, and safeguarding it drives everything we do. As the nation’s leading IP law firm, we enable innovators to transform industries with unrivaled litigation, prosecution, and post-grant expertise across every forum. No other firm handles as many PTAB proceedings, IP appeals, and utility-patent matters—and we lead all national firms in District Court patent litigation.
Our attorneys and technology specialists include seasoned scientists who feel equally at home in a lab, cleanroom, courtroom, or patent office. We hit the ground running on your behalf, distilling complex legal and technical insights into compelling narratives for executives or juries. Because we cultivate our talent from day one and foster a culture of open knowledge-sharing, every Flame lawyer delivers faster, deeper intelligence to protect your innovations.
IP Registration
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We shepherd your trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, plant-variety rights, and neighboring rights through every filing milestone—from comprehensive clearance searches to application drafting, national and international prosecution, renewals, and annuity tracking—so you can secure and maintain your exclusive rights worldwide.
Copyright Protection
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We secure your literary, artistic, software, and multimedia works through registration and deposit strategies, draft and negotiate licensing agreements, counsel on digital-rights management, conduct online monitoring and takedown procedures, and litigate infringement disputes in administrative and civil forums.
Patent Services
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Our team guides inventors through the full patent lifecycle: conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses; drafting robust utility, design, and provisional applications; coordinating PCT and direct-national filings; responding to office actions; and strategically managing your portfolio to align with your business objectives.
Plant Variety Protection
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We protect novel plant breeds under UPOV and local legislation by preparing and prosecuting breeder’s-right applications, advising on seed-certification compliance, monitoring unauthorized propagation, and enforcing your rights against unlicensed growers to safeguard your agricultural innovations.
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Industrial Design Protection
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From product shapes and patterns to ornamental features, we register your designs under national and Hague System protocols, monitor for infringing copies, coordinate border enforcement actions, and pursue oppositions or cancellations to uphold the aesthetic identity of your creations.