Similar to a Virtual General Counsel program, a Virtual IP Counsel Program provides technology companies an experienced intellectual property (IP) lawyer to serve as outside general counsel. Many technology companies, particularly start ups and pre-first round of financing ventures, require IP law guidance and counseling on how to initially assess IP, acquire IP, maximize their IP assets, and leverage those assets to maximize market share.

What is a Virtual IP Counsel Program?

A Virtual IP Counsel program works by providing companies with the experienced IP guidance they need at predictable billing increments – often times at a fraction of the cost of an in-house lawyer. Many start ups and technology firms require IP counseling and guidance before they graduate to the first round of funding. Often, those services are not acquired due to lack of funding. However, a Virtual IP Counsel program helps to make getting those needed services possible.

Through the Virtual IP Counsel program, experienced intellectual property lawyers serve as trusted advisors to provide value-added services and counseling in the areas of:

• Copyright law; • Patent law; • Trademark and unfair competition law; • Trade Secrets law; • Technology law; • E-commerce law; • Internet law; • U.S. and foreign Copyright procurement and registration services; • U.S. and foreign Trademark procurement and registration services; • U.S. and foreign Patent prosecution services; • Domain name and ICANN disputes; • IP enforcement matters; • IP related litigation; • Copyright litigation; • Patent litigation; • Trademark and unfair competition litigation; • Trade Secret litigation; • E-commerce litigation; • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) disputes; • eBay® VeRO procedures; • IP clearance searches; • New product launches; • Product name clearance searches; • Corporate and trade name searches; • IP due diligence; • IP licensing; • Software licensing; • Franchise agreements; • Technology transfer agreements; • Software development agreements; • Product development agreements; • Manufacturing agreements; • Employee agreements and IP related matters; • Independent contractor agreements; • Joint venture agreements; • Confidentiality agreements; • Non-compete agreements; • Competitive intelligence programs; • Inventor incentive and rewards programs; • Website IP compliance reviews; • Online privacy policies; • Website Terms of Use and Conditions agreements; • Website disclaimers; • IP marking policies and procedures; • IP assessment audits; and • IP compliance audits and programs.

About the IP law firm:

Klemchuk LLP is an Intellectual Property (IP), Technology, Internet, and Business law firm located in Dallas, TX.  The firm offers comprehensive legal services including litigation and enforcement of all forms of IP as well as registration and licensing of patents, trademarks, trade dress, and copyrights.  The firm also provides a wide range of technology, Internet, e-commerce, and business services including business planning, formation, and financing, mergers and acquisitions, business litigation, data privacy, and domain name dispute resolution. 

 Klemchuk LLP hosts Culture Counts, a blog devoted to the discussion of law firm culture and corporate core values with frequent topics about positive work environment, conscious capitalism, entrepreneurial management, positive workplace culture, workplace productivity, and corporate core values.