No matter the business or industry, protection matters, and Polsinelli Shughart PC has the experience and technical expertise to deliver that protection.

Polsinelli Shughart PC has a national presence in intellectual property enforcement and litigation in virtually every industry that has a need to protect innovation and intellectual property. We are licensing enforcement counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association, and we have been involved in litigation in the fields of animal health sciences, software and information technology, biosciences, medical devices, electrical and mechanical devices and methods of doing business.  

We have represented public and private companies in patent, trademark, copyright, false advertising, trade dress, trade secrets and unfair competition matters throughout the United States.  Combining our patent and IP knowledge with proven trial and litigation experience, we effectively enforce and defend our clients’ rights in the courts and other dispute resolution forums. We serve as trusted advisors to businesses to analyze potential claims, develop creative solutions designed to avoid litigation where possible, and move quickly to enforce their rights when necessary.
 

We create results for local, regional, national and global companies.

Our team includes 24 registered patent attorneys and 8 technical experts in various disciplines as well as a team of experienced IP litigators who have handled all stages of federal and state court litigation, including the preliminary injunction practice common in infringement matters. Our experience includes cases involving: 

• State and federal trademark and trade dress law in court and at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Patent infringement, enforceability and validity 
• Internet domain name disputes 
• Federal copyright law 
• Unfair competition and unfair trade practices 
• Misappropriation of commercial ideas, trade secrets, and non-disclosure agreements 
• False advertising and other misleading marketing practices 
• Misappropriation of name, likeness and identity 
• Goods subject to counterfeiting
• Licensed assets and territories

We also have substantial trial and litigation experience in cases involving gray market goods, licensing and work-for-hire matters. Each case that we handle is staffed by a combination of attorneys in both the trial and substantive legal disciplines particular to that case. Our clients benefit from such shared expertise that enables us to formulate and present persuasive arguments to judges and juries.