Pat Bergin is a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is the chair of the Information Technology, Data Privacy and Security Section and regularly assists clients with a broad range of intellectual property issues with an emphasis on domestic and international intellectual property procurement, including:
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drafting and prosecuting utility and design patent applications in the mechanical, electro-mechanical and medical device arts before the United States Patent and Trademark Office;
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patent litigation;
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trademark prosecution and brand counseling, including selecting, clearing, registering, and enforcing trademarks, as well as trademark proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board;
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trademark litigation involving Lanham Act, cybersquatting, false advertising, and unfair competition;
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conducting reviews and issuing opinions in patentability, right-to-practice, patent (in)validity and patent infringement;
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negotiating and drafting technology transfer agreements;
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due diligence for mergers and acquisitions; and
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domain name disputes and social media issues including website terms of service, trademark keyword and adword issues, and cybersquatting.
