Intellectual Property

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

SomSull provides comprehensive intellectual property services to unlock the potential of the ideas that make our clients’ businesses unique. Our approach is holistic: we represent clients throughout the IP lifecycle, from initial strategy and procurement, to licensing and litigation when needed.

Counseling/Procurement

We assist clients with IP due diligence, transactions, patent and trademark prosecution, licensing, and brand strategy.
Our professionals advise emerging companies as well as large multinational firms to protect the intellectual capital critical to their businesses.

Litigation

We have deep experience across industries representing businesses in high-stakes IP litigation. Representative decisions include:

Alarm.com v. ipDatatel, 2018 WL 5113054 (S.D. Tex. 2018) (invalidating Plaintiff/industry leader’s patent relating to smart home technology).

3M v. GDC et al., 2016 WL 3976589 (D. Minn. 2016) (denying summary judgment and Daubert motions brought by accused infringer in favor of multinational manufacturing company).