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PDFTim practices in the Intellectual Property Group, which is part of the Corporate, Securities, and Finance Section. Tim concentrates his practice on trademark and copyright counseling, registration, and enforcement; trade secret protection; e-commerce and other web-related issues; patent and software licensing; technology agreements; and intellectual property litigation. He served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar’s Intellectual Property Section for the July 2018 - June 2019 Board term.
Tim works with outside patent counsel on patent protection for clients’ inventions. He performs due-diligence reviews in connection with merger-and-acquisition transactions and counsels clients regarding noncompetition, nondisclosure, and other employment...
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- Handled over 500 federal and state trademark applications and registrations, including maintenance and renewals, covering a wide variety of goods and services.
- Prepared and negotiated all types of intellectual property licensing agreements, including software and other copyright agreements, merchandising and other trademark agreements, and patent and other technology agreements.
- Represented major authentication-management company in negotiating and drafting complex agreements for the licensing and development of biometric identification technology.
- Represented web-based fleet-management company in negotiating and drafting complex agreements for local and remote control of large inventories of capital equipment such as forklifts.
- Planned, developed, and implemented a comprehensive program for protecting the intellectual property, including patents, of a start-up provider of high-technology design and manufacturing services.
- Represented high-speed Internet access company in negotiating and drafting multi-party agreements for assignment of over 35 contracts for vendor-supplied telecommunications circuits.
- Led a team of five lawyers and two legal assistants in performing a comprehensive due-diligence review of all of a major New York publisher’s intellectual property assets, including copyrights, trademarks, and author agreements.
- Reviewed and revised all intellectual property agreements associated with multimillion-dollar investment by major venture capital firm in online recruiting service.
- Led large teams of lawyers and legal assistants responsible for registering and enforcing sports-related copyrights and trademarks, including planning, coordinating, and conducting “John Doe” seizures at stadiums and other locations.
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Participated in litigating a variety of intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark cases brought in federal courts.