A copyright gives a person the exclusive right to copy, license, or exploit the intellectual property that embodies a person’s original artistic, literary, musical, dramatic, or creative works as expressed through a tangible medium. The Rapacke Law Group protects its clients through both the defense and prosecution of copyright infringement claims. Our firm can help advise clients on how to avoid potential infringement or we can help after the fact in negotiating licensing agreements and settlements to avoid the need for litigation where possible, although we are prepared to take a case to trial if other remedies are inadequate. In addition to defending and prosecuting infringement cases in federal court, we work to effectively eliminate infringement problems through issuing cease and desist letters, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Copyright Infringement Analysis
The Rapacke Law Group offers clients detailed analyses and opinions depicting whether new or contemplated products would infringe upon the intellectual property of another business. Our firm researches and investigates related products or technology, prosecution history of the competition’s designs, and other similar or related registered intellectual properties. Fully analyzing the scope of a competitor’s product allows our firm to offer clients strategies for developing or introducing new products to avoid giving rise to otherwise inevitable legal battles. For products that are already in existence, we provide advice on how to proceed to minimize costs and disruption to the business.
