Practice Areas

Lucas & Mercanti, LLP is a law firm that has the deep resources, clout and contacts of a large firm, but the passion and agility of a boutique, driven to provide the practical, responsive, and cost-effective service today’s innovative clients want.

Specializing exclusively in intellectual property law, we offer prompt personal attention and high-quality legal services in the following practice areas.

PATENTS

Whether a start-up with big ideas or large corporation with a global patent portfolio, Lucas & Mercanti will help optimize your success through your many innovations. Our diverse team provides relevant, practical legal advice with close attention to your market, industry, and specific circumstances. We are experts at patent law and will help you protect and defend your intellectual property rights.

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TRADEMARKS & TRADE DRESS

Trademarks represent the face of your company, while decisions about branding and product identity define your marketing efforts and business success. We provide counsel in all phases of trademark life – from the application through to enforcement – and ensure that legal issues do not complicate your branding efforts. Our trademark attorneys are second to none and will be with you through every step of the process.

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COPYRIGHTS

Lucas & Mercanti copyright attorneys help you protect your creative works, whether they involve movies, music, literature, fine art, computer software, architecture, or any other creative medium. We work closely with our innovative clients, throughout their creative process, to protect their intellectual property and VARA rights (Visual Artists Rights Act), and to avoid infringing the rights of others. Copyright infringement can be a complicated process, and we are here to protect and guide you.

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TRADE SECRETS & UNFAIR COMPETITION

Not all valuable intellectual property is public-facing. We help identify and protect sensitive data and other material that sets you apart from your competition. We develop and implement programs that guard your confidential information and create enforceable trade secrets. We also help protect against the misappropriation of your trade secrets.
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IP LITIGATION

We are formidable trial attorneys, highly experienced in all areas of intellectual property litigation. We have represented a variety of U.S. and non-U.S. based clients, from individual inventors to multi-national conglomerates. Our diverse backgrounds, our blend of business, scientific and legal experience sets us apart in civil and administrative proceedings, whether they involve patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, or unfair competition.

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