Intellectual Property & Innovation
Turning Innovation Into Advantage.
Business-focused IP strategies for protection, commercialization, and growth.
Core Services
We work closely with companies, research institutions and leading universities to protect, manage, and unlock the value of their innovations and brands – from product launches to global portfolio management to the commercialization of cutting-edge research.
Trademarks
We safeguard clients’ valuable brands through the full trademark lifecycle — from selection and clearance to registration and enforcement, in both the U.S. and abroad. Whether working with startups with one mark or international corporations with global portfolios, we tailor our approach to each client’s budget and risk profile. We offer tiers of service and use our decades of experience to efficiently secure and expand on a solid core of protection.
Patents
We help clients design patent strategies to protect their innovations, including conducting patentability analyses. For patentable technologies, we prepare, file and prosecute patent applications through grant. We also conduct freedom-to-operate studies and provide opinions on third-party patents.
Copyrights
We advise on copyright protection and compliance for software, digital platforms, creative content, and traditional media. Our services include registration, licensing, policy development, and guidance on fair use, DMCA compliance, and open source management.
Trade Secrets & Confidentiality Protection
We help clients protect proprietary know-how by developing internal policies, procedures, and risk-mitigation strategies tailored to their operations.
Portfolio Strategy & Management
We help design and execute IP portfolio strategies that balance protection, business objectives, and cost control—both in the US and internationally. Our services include portfolio audits, monetization planning, best-practice implementation, enforcement strategies and management of dispute resolution and litigation.
Commercialization & Licensing
We support licensing deals, collaborations, spinouts, and M&A, including IP-related due diligence. We also work directly with university technology transfer offices (TTOs), helping them evaluate, manage, and commercialize academic innovation. Our services include invention disclosure and patent reviews, portfolio audits and management, budgeting and cost analysis, and process improvement.
Fractional In-House IP Counsel
We serve as part-time or project-based in-house IP counsel—handling docket and budget management, outside counsel oversight, executive reporting, and general advisory services for business and technical teams.
Meet The Intellectual Property & Innovation Team
With experience as in-house IP counsel, our attorneys understand both the technology and the strategy—helping clients protect their ideas, commercialize research, and achieve business goals.
Michelle Rosenberg
Practice Group Leader
Also practicing in this area
Why Clients Choose OGC
“Certified Collectibles Group uses OGC to handle our extensive worldwide intellectual property portfolio. I value OGC’s responsiveness, business savvy, and most importantly, their intricate knowledge of our niche business. I’m thankful for the partnership.”
“Since launching my data analytics and organizational consulting business four years ago, OGC has been my go-to legal partner. They’re responsive, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with —guiding us through initial contract review, data protection policies and pivotal copyright registrations, as well as broader IP protection strategies. What I value most is how they make complex issues simple and consistently deliver practical solutions that align with our goals.”
Insights In Action
Busting Myths about Patents and Trademarks
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Proper Use of Trademark Symbols
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Deciphering Trademark Symbols
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Opting Out of the EU’s new Unified Patent Court
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Using Another’s Trademark in an Advertisement
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Using Another Company’s Trademarks
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From routine matters to complex transactions, OGC is your trusted partner for what’s next.