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Lambert & Associates specializes in intellectual property law. Our entire firm is exclusively devoted to assisting our clients, both nationally and internationally, in protecting, enforcing, and capitalizing on their intellectual property. Unlike some firms which market themselves as "full service," intellectual property law is all we do. Consequently, we have attained a very high level of proficiency in our specialty which we believe results in unparalleled and cost-effective service to our clients.
At Lambert & Associates, inventions are protected by the drafting and filing of utility, design and plant patent applications. Provisional patent applications, invention disclosure documents and international applications, pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, are filed as required by the needs or desires of the client. Names and logos are protected by the drafting and filing of trademark or service mark applications, either nationally, internationally, or on a state-by-state basis. Literary (including computer programs and data bases), musical (including accompanying words), dramatic, choreographic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, audiovisual and architectural works, as well as pantomimes, motions pictures and sound recordings, are protected by the drafting and filing of copyright applications. In addition to patents, trademarks and copyrights, we are also able to protect a client's intellectual property through mask works, trade secrets or trade dress.
It has been said that "copying is the highest form of flattery." Even so, "copying" or "infringement" of one's patents, trademarks or copyrights can result in severe financial detriment to the intellectual property owner. Many of our clients have been financially successful with their inventions, names, logos or products. Although the business world is a "jungle", fortunately, the patent, trademark and copyright laws of this country prevent the "law of the jungle" from ruling, if an attorney knows how to use them. We at Lambert & Associates have been extremely successful in protecting and enforcing our clients' intellectual property rights, as well as obtaining significant sums of money on their behalf, through the use of temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, permanent injunctions and other means of preventing unwanted "copying." As an example of the quality and speed of our work, if we become aware of infringing activities on any given day, most often we are able to draft and file a Complaint, Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Supporting Affidavits for filing and hearing in U.S. District Court the very next day. We are able to act that quickly and efficiently due to the fact that we are knowledgeable, experienced, and proficient in intellectual property law and litigation since that is all we do. Furthermore, we pride ourselves in having the most up-to-date and efficient hardware and software in order to ensure that our processes are streamlined to run as quickly, smoothly, and efficiently as possible. Like anything else, when one does something over and over again, one tends to get very good at it.
We have also been very successful in assisting clients with capitalizing on their invention, ideas, names and logos. This can be accomplished through the assignment and/or licensing of the client's patents, trademarks and copyrights. Additionally, through our Of Counsel business attorneys, we are able to advise clients in areas such as allocation of corporate control, shareholder agreements, employment contracts, stock option plans, venture capital financing, commercial loan transactions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, buy-outs and dissolutions.
As demonstrated above, Lambert & Associates is experienced and proficient in every facet of intellectual property law. Additionally, upon becoming more acquainted with us, you will realize that we want our clients to be our long-term partners. This attitude is reflected in our service and pricing. We are pleasantly surprised to learn from many clients, who have retained other attorneys and firms, that we are most responsive in corresponding and communicating with our clients. This is probably due to our philosophy and belief that all calls from clients and attorneys are taken immediately unless the attorney is actually engaged in another telephone conference or meeting. At Lambert & Associates, you will never hear one of our attorneys telling the receptionist to "take a message", "tell her I'll call her back", "put it in my voice mail", or other cavalier comments which are insensitive to our clients' valuable time, unless we are actually on another telephone call or in another conference. Furthermore, our receptionists and secretaries are strictly instructed to tell all inquiring clients the exact status of the requested attorney. Consequently, if the receptionist informs a client that the attorney they requested is in court, on the telephone, or in a meeting, that client can be assured that the attorney is actually engaged in that activity and that the client's telephone call will be returned as soon as possible. The attorneys at Lambert & Associates live by the rule that all telephone calls will be responded to as soon as possible, usually within the hour and definitely that day, whether that attorney is in or out of the office. Upon touring our offices, no one will find pink "message slips" sitting upon our attorneys' desks waiting to be read or returned.
In keeping with our responsiveness to clients' desires or needs, all clients soon learn that they never need to call the firm to find out the status of their case or application since we pride ourselves on promptly advising our clients of any developments on their matters. For instance, upon receiving correspondence or materials from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, our support staff is instructed to immediately copy such material in order to send it to the client that very day. Although the attorney handling that particular matter may not be able to write a lengthy letter describing those materials in detail, that day, clients are assured of knowing the exact status of their application or case at the same time we do. This procedure eliminates the unnecessary guessing, anxiety and needless waste of time that comes with wondering if one's attorney has "heard" anything and has neither the time nor desire to immediately inform the client.
Our service-oriented focus is also reflected in our legal fees. At Lambert & Associates, the clients, not the attorneys, decide the amount and method of calculating their legal fees. No rigid or pre-set method of determining legal fees is forced upon the client. Rather, after the attorney and client discuss the nature and complexity of the client's issues, the client is given the option of proceeding with an hourly rate, flat rate, mixed hourly-flat rate or, in the case of litigation, contingency fee arrangements.
In summary, our firm believes that the attorney-client relationship is a two-way street. One reason why we believe that our firm and many of our clients have been successful, financially and otherwise, is because of the responsive nature to our clients' needs. In fact, many of the measures we have implemented within the firm are the direct result of frank, candid advice given by clients. Consequently, we encourage clients to tell us how they believe they can be better served by any member of our firm. Furthermore, we will listen and take action when a client believes that our service requires improvement. This is our promise to you. We look forward to serving you and becoming your intellectual property attorneys.
