Sutherland’s sophisticated Intellectual Property (IP) practice offers wide-ranging experience in securing, licensing, and enforcing intellectual property rights for diverse chemical technologies, both in the United States and abroad. Whether our clients seek advice on potential IP litigation issues, desire to license a technology or protect their own innovations, or need to ensure their ability to operate a business without infringing a valid patent, Sutherland attorneys have the necessary technical background and legal experience to deliver results.
Our broad chemical-related experience includes preparing and prosecuting patent applications; developing opinions regarding patent validity or invalidity, infringement, and clearance; intellectual property due diligence reviews in connection with mergers and acquisitions; trade secret and IP litigation; and intellectual property audits and evaluations, all with a view toward achieving our clients’ overall business objectives.
Representative Chemical Experience
- Agricultural chemicals
- Aromatics
- Fischer-Tropsch catalysis
- Chemical (CVD) and Physical (PVD) Vapor Deposition
- Chemical processing equipment and reactor design
- Electrochemical processes
- Emulsion polymers
- Fuel cell technologies
- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
- Hydrotreating technologies
- Nanotechnology and materials chemistry
- Petroleum upgrading
- Organic chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Semiconductors, photoresists, and other electronic materials
- Surfactant technologies
- Thermoplastics, elastomers and composites
Representative Chemical Clients
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Georgia State University
- Immucor, Inc.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Solvay Chemicals
- Solvay Advanced Polymers
- StatoilHydro
- University of Georgia
Additional Representative IP Clients
- British Nuclear Fuels plc
- First Data Corporation
- GE Energy
- McKesson Corporation
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- The Western Union Company
- Watson Pharmaceuticals
- Westinghouse Electric Company
Intellectual Property for the Chemical Industry Brochure
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