Every competitive advantage your company holds—the technology that powers your product, the brand your customers recognize, the creative work that defines your identity—is intellectual property. And intellectual property is only valuable if it’s protected. At Massey Bean & Lewis, our IP team combines deep technical expertise with serious legal experience to help clients secure, manage, and defend the assets that matter most.
We have worked with clients ranging from independent inventors and early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies, representing some of the world’s most demanding IP holders across industries including medical devices, semiconductors, software, clean technology, and consumer products. Our registered patent attorneys hold advanced degrees in engineering and the sciences—they understand your technology, not just the law surrounding it. And when your IP rights are challenged, our litigation team is ready to defend them.
/ Our Approach
Full-spectrum intellectual property counsel—from first filing to final verdict.
A strong IP position is rarely the result of a single filing. It is built over time through a coherent strategy—one that accounts for where you are today, where you are going, and what threats you are likely to face along the way. Our IP practice is designed to support that strategy at every stage, whether you need help securing initial protection, managing a growing portfolio, licensing your rights, or enforcing them against infringers.
PATENT PROTECTION & PROSECUTION
A well-drafted patent is one of the most durable competitive assets a company can hold. Our patent attorneys have obtained patents across a wide range of technical fields—electrical systems, semiconductors, mechanical devices, computer architecture, chemical and biomedical technologies, signal processing, and more. We bring both legal skill and genuine technical fluency to every application, which means we understand your invention well enough to protect it as broadly and robustly as possible.
We guide clients through every stage of the patent process: from initial patentability assessments and prosecution strategy through office action responses, appeals, and post-grant proceedings. We also help clients think strategically about their IP—whether a patent is the right protection, how many applications to file, how to protect innovations before a patent issues, and how to build a portfolio that supports long-term business goals.
Technical Areas
- Electrical systems, power electronics, and control systems
- Semiconductors and integrated circuit manufacturing
- Mechanical devices, systems, and manufacturing processes
- Computer architecture, software, and hardware interfaces
- Chemical compositions, processes, and nano-technologies
- Signal processing, wireless communications, and telecommunications
- Biomedical: diagnostics, drug design, genomics, protein expression, immunology
Patent Services
- Patentability searches and prior art analysis
- Patent application drafting and prosecution
- Office action responses and appeals
- Inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant proceedings
- Patent portfolio strategy and management
- Freedom-to-operate and infringement analysis
- Patent licensing and assignment
- Patent litigation
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION & BRAND PROTECTION
Your brand is a business asset—often one of the most valuable you have. A registered trademark gives you enforceable rights that protect your name, logo, and trade dress against competitors who would trade on your reputation. Our trademark attorneys handle the full lifecycle of mark protection: from clearance searches and registration strategy through office action responses, renewals, and enforcement.
We represent clients before the USPTO and in TTAB proceedings, and our litigation team handles trademark infringement cases in federal court. Whether you are registering a new brand, defending an existing mark, or responding to an infringement claim, we bring both prosecution depth and litigation firepower to your side of the matter.
Trademark Services
- Trademark clearance searches and availability opinions
- Trademark application preparation and prosecution (USPTO and international)
- Office action responses and appeals
- TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings
- Trade dress and service mark protection
- Trademark portfolio management and renewals
- Brand licensing and coexistence agreements
- Trademark infringement litigation
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS & INFRINGEMENT DISPUTES
Copyright protection arises automatically when an original work is created—but formal registration with the U.S. Copyright Office unlocks critical enforcement rights, including the ability to pursue statutory damages and attorney’s fees. We help clients across the creative, software, media, and publishing industries register their works and enforce those rights when others infringe them.
Our team has represented clients in complex and high-profile copyright disputes, including successfully defending a songwriter whose music was misappropriated and recorded by a world-famous artist, and representing defendants in actions brought by the Motion Picture Association of America. Whether you are seeking to protect original creative work or defend against an infringement claim, we have the experience to pursue your interests efficiently and effectively.
Copyright Services
- Copyright registration and portfolio management
- Infringement analysis and opinion letters
- DMCA notices and takedown procedures
- Copyright licensing and work-for-hire agreements
- Copyright infringement litigation
- Software and code copyright protection
TRADE SECRET PROTECTION & IP LICENSING
Not every valuable innovation can or should be patented. Trade secrets—confidential formulas, processes, customer data, software, and know-how—can be among a company’s most important assets. We counsel clients on trade secret identification, protection programs, and enforcement, and we handle misappropriation disputes under both state law and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act.
We also advise on IP licensing strategy, helping clients structure agreements that generate revenue from their existing IP portfolio or secure the rights they need from others. Licensing is often one of the highest-value and least-utilized levers in an IP strategy, and we bring both transactional skill and IP expertise to every deal.
Services
- Trade secret identification and protection programs
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement drafting
- Trade secret misappropriation litigation (DTSA and state law)
- Patent, trademark, and copyright licensing
- Technology transfer and commercialization agreements
- IP due diligence for M&A and investment transactions
Trusted by innovators from startup to Fortune 500.
Our Intellectual Property clients span the full range of industries, company sizes, and IP needs—from solo inventors filing their first patent application to global enterprises managing portfolios of hundreds of patents. What they share is a need for attorneys who understand both the technology and the business context surrounding it.
IP Resources & References
Navigating the world of intellectual property often means working across multiple jurisdictions, offices, and legal systems. Our resources page collects the key offices, databases, and professional organizations that our clients and attorneys rely on most.
