Barry E. Janay, Esq., assists its clients in protecting what are often times its most valuable assets, their Intellectual Property (IP). IP rights exist in various forms and categories such as copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, service marks, logos, domains, trade secrets, and the right of publicity, amongst others. Unauthorized usage, misappropriation, and unfair competition by competitors or miscreants can have catastrophic effects for a business’s bottom line and can severely damage its future prospects. Mr. Janay has experience in working on behalf of those who allege to have had their IP rights infringed as well as in defending companies accused of having unlawfully misappropriated or misused another parties IP.

Damage awards and legal damages that are recoverable differ significantly depending on the type of IP rights violation that has occurred. Generally the rights holder may obtain an injunction (preliminary and/or permanent) against the party who has been determined to have infringed. In copyright law a rights holder may have the right to recover statutorily prescribed damages per each infringement. Also, any ill gotten profits obtain by a violator of an IP holders rights entitles the IP holder to disgorge the profit that the infringer / violator has made by virtue of such misuse. Finally, in certain extraordinary cases attorneys fees can be recovered. For a more detailed analysis contact us for a free initial consultation.