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At the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
We file and prosecute patent and trademark applications, and handle appeals, oppositions and other adversary proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Before Trial and Appellate Courts
Dann Dorfman Herrell and Skillman provides counsel for and litigates patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related unfair competition cases, including litigation involving related employer-employee agreements and restrictive convenants as well as inventorship and other disputes involving invention development. We serve as lead counsel in contested proceedings in the US court system. We will file and prosecute proceedings in the appropriate jurisdiction and also will defend such proceedings on behalf of our clients. The firm also serves as local counsel for out-of-state law firms in connection with proceedings in the local area. Our professionals provide expert witness testimony, serve as arbitrators, and provide independent opinions of Counsel.

Agreements
We handle licensing negotiations and agreements in all areas of intellectual property. We also give advice and render opinions for clients in connection with the freedom to operate with regard to intellectual property which is not owned or licensed by the client, and give advice with regard to the terms and conditions of agreements relating to such property.

Copyrights
The firm gives advice concerning the scope and availability of copyright protection for literary works, computer programs, trading cards, catalogs and other publications. We give advice concerning the procurement of copyright registrations in the Library of Congress.

Domain Names
We give advice concerning the procurement and registration of domain names and handle domain name disputes involving the protection and ownership of domain names.

Foreign Protection
The firm files and prosecutes patent and trademark applications in foreign jurisdictions through associates located throughout the world. The firm reciprocates by filing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications and infringement actions in the United States for our foreign associates and clients.

Inventor and Entrepreneur Assistance
  We provide consultation and searching for our clients. The firm renders opinions concerning patentability and/or scope of patent protection. We give advice concerning the selection and protection of trademarks and service marks. We provide consultation with respect to employment agreements and invention development agreements, and the transfer of Intellectual Property rights. We assist inventors in prosecuting patent and trademark applications which were filed pro-se.


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Dann, Dorfman, Herrell and Skillman 
1601 Market Street Suite 2400  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2307 
Tel: (215) 563-4100 Fax: (215) 563-4044 
email@ddhs.com