PRACTICE AREAS
Real business guidance across core intellectual property matters.
OG&P advises on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, litigation, contracts, and transactional IP, along with the counseling and agreements that shape how rights are protected and used.
CORE PRACTICE AREAS
The firm’s primary intellectual property service areas.
Each area below leads to more specific detail on how OG&P helps clients structure, protect, maintain, and use intellectual property assets.
PATENTS
Portfolio development, clearance and patentability work, U.S. and international prosecution, strategic counseling, and guidance for evolving technologies.
TRADEMARKS
Brand selection, clearance, domestic and international prosecution and maintenance, TTAB-related matters, monitoring, and broader brand protection strategy.
COPYRIGHTS
Registration, licensing, drafting for creation and use, and copyright counseling involving content, software, publishing, advertising, and related business assets.
TRADE SECRETS
Trade secret audits, confidentiality strategy, employee and vendor protections, internal controls, and preservation of rights in the U.S. and abroad.
CONTRACTS / TRANSACTIONAL IP
Licensing, due diligence, M&A-related IP issues, joint development, employment and consulting agreements, website, promotions, advertising, and other IP-driven commercial arrangements.
WHEN IP ISSUES SHOW UP
Many matters become IP matters before clients realize they have crossed into one.
OG&P is often brought in when launch plans, confidentiality, brand use, ownership questions, portfolio decisions, or commercial arrangements begin affecting real business strategy.
BEFORE LAUNCH OR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Assess what should be patented, registered, copyrighted, kept confidential, or contractually controlled before the window narrows.
WHEN CLEARANCE OR AVAILABILITY NEEDS AN ANSWER
Evaluate names, marks, patents, or related rights before rollout, investment, adoption, or public-facing use.
WHEN OWNERSHIP OR USE MUST BE STRUCTURED
Clarify who owns what, who may use it, and how rights should be documented across employees, vendors, partners, and deals.
WHEN PORTFOLIOS, ENFORCEMENT, OR DUE DILIGENCE MATTER
Support monitoring, audits, transactions, investigations, and enforcement decisions where IP value must be understood clearly.
RELATED IP WORK
The practice extends beyond the five headline categories.
OG&P also handles the adjacent work that often determines how rights are cleared, commercialized, monitored, and maintained over time.
CLEARANCE SEARCHES & OPINIONS
Patent, trademark, and copyright clearance work, investigations, and availability or patentability opinions.
WORLDWIDE PORTFOLIOS & INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION
Domestic and international filings, global strategy, and worldwide representation through experienced counsel and international relationships.
LICENSING, ADVERTISING & COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
Licensing, advertising and marketing review, website matters, talent, promotions, employment, consulting, and product-development-related agreements.
AUDITS, MONITORING & ENFORCEMENT
Portfolio review, trademark audits, trade secret audits, surveillance, and enforcement planning where rights need ongoing attention.
NEED HELP FINDING THE RIGHT LANE?
If the matter touches more than one issue, OG&P can help sort the next step.
Many matters involve overlap among filings, confidentiality, agreements, clearance, ownership, and commercial use. Start the conversation and the firm can help identify where the work belongs.