Focusing on Intellectual Property Specializing in Energy
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPRESENTATION
TRADEMARKS
PRACTICE AREAS
Patents
Trademarks
Business Formation
License Agreements
Industrial Designs
Micro-Breweries / Micro-Distilleries
Technology Transfer
PTAB and TTAB Proceedings
Talent Contracts
Charitable Organizations
PATENTS
At Energy IP, we prepare patent applications in a variety of technical disciplines including oil and gas, solar energy, wave energy, turbines, medical devices, sporting goods, pet products, nuclear detection and control systems. We have the legal expertise needed to obtain the broadest possible patent protection for our clients. We also have relationships with patent firms in other parts of the world including Europe, the Middle East, China and Australia.
TRADEMARKS
At Energy IP, we prepare applications for trademark registration at both the state and federal levels. We have extensive experience registering trademarks, opposing confusing trade-mark applications, and defending against allegations of trademark infringement through litigation or the TTAB. We also advise on the licensing, sale, and acquisition of trademarks
CONTRACTS AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS
At Energy IP, we have experience drafting a variety of contracts for start-up companies and inventors including Non-Disclosure Agremeents, Assignments and License Agreements. We have also prepared Distribution Agreements and Manufacturing Agreements.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
At Energy IP, we assist charitable organizations in developing and protecting their branding. We provide this service at deeply discounted rates. Examples of organizations we have assisted include Remote Area Medical, East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, East Tennessee Foundation, Foothills Land Conservancy and Alzheimer’s Tennessee,
BUSINESS FORMATION
At Energy IP, we have relationships with corporate attorneys that can set up your LLC or other business entity.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
At Energy IP, we prepare and file Industrial Design applications. We have relationships with law firms in other countries such as Canada and China to enable us to obtain protection for your designs in other jurisdictions.
TALENT CONTRACTS
At Energy IP, we have experience reviewing television production agreements, talent agreements and personal image agreements. We have worked with production companies in Tennessee, large and small, in reviewing and preparing television production agreements.
MICRO-DISTILLERIES AND MICRO-BREWERIES
At Energy IP, we have extensive experience in representing micro-breweries and micro-distilleries in issues related to branding, licensing and trademark protection.
OUR VISION
Energy IP™ is a brand associated with the intellectual property boutique Thrive IP®. Our five attorneys bring many years of large law firm experience to provide personalized assistance to clients seeking intellectual property representation.
We represent both large and small clients, from the largest oil company in the United States to small R&D companies. We have represented mid-size companies with growing patent portfolios and start-up companies seeking seed capital. We represent one of the nation’s largest supercapacitor manufacturers and one of the country’s national laboratories.
Two of our attorneys have conducted graduate research into solar energy and fuel cells at Johns Hopkins University. One of our attorneys has been responsible for the maintenance of nuclear submarines on behalf of the United States Navy. One of our attorneys is a degreed petroleum engineer who has filed numerous patent applications for service companies and inventors in the oil and gas industry. Our technical backgrounds provide unique expertise in energy-related technology.
REPRESENTATIVE PATENTS
REPRESENTATIVE TRADEMARKS
