Carrithers Law Office, PLLC - Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law
- Comprehensive Industrial Experience
- Specialized Legal Expertise
- Extensive Areas of Practice
Intellectual property is an immensely valuable tool for providing and maintaining a competitive edge in today's marketplace. Patents, trademarks, and trade secrets define the right of a business to compete in the market place and gain an advantage against competitors by the development and exclusive use of technology. Protection of intellectual property often not only provides the owner with a competitive edge, but often protects the owner's right to use the technology forming the basis for your firm's daily business and even its survival.
It is important that your current and pending intellectual property be fully protected by state and federal law to insure your rights to practice your technology and/or provide a competitive advantage.
Protecting Your Firm's Intellectual Property
Carrithers Law Office, PLLC, has the technical and legal expertise and experience to provide maximum legal protection for your intellectual property. Its professionals all have technical degrees in either biology, chemistry, chemical engineering or electrical engineering, and combined industrial and legal experience totaling over 100 years.
David Carrithers is the Managing Attorney and is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Carrithers majored in Biology/Chemistry as an undergraduate and earned his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia where he was named to the University of Virginia Sigma Xi Research Honorary. He worked as an engineer in various positions for several multinational corporations. His work experience includes Technical Support and Production with B.F. Goodrich, Inc., Production and Research & Development in the beverage industry with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., and as a Research Engineer in water soluble polymers and oil field chemicals for Hi Tek Polymers and Rhône Poulenc, Inc..
Carrithers Law Office has served in the capacity of Intellectual Property Counsel to at least one Fortune 500 Company, in effect acting in the capacity of In-House Counsel' for over 17 years providing consultation and strategy with regard to IP matters including patent, trademark, trade secret, licensing technology and agreements, search and infringement opinions, and due diligence investigations relating to the acquisition and merger of related businesses. Carrithers Law Office serves clients throughout the United States as well as in Canada and Japan, and maintains close ties with foreign associates established in every country assisting in the international filing and prosecution of patents and trademarks.
We offer on-site services to industrial clients and often visit research or manufacturing facilities to meet with scientists and inventors, conduct seminars, and to work with companies to identify and protect patentable technology ranging from chemical compositions and processes to mechanical inventions.
Moreover, we routinely meet with Patent Examiners in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to present persuasive evidence such as videos or prototypes to the Examiner to overcome rejections and maintain a high rate of success in obtaining patents for our clients. When necessary we work one-on-one with Examiners of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to demonstrate the improvements and advances your product offers over existing technology. Such meetings provide an opportunity to develop a good working relationship with the Examiners and an understanding of the patent process from the Examiner's prospective enabling us to focus on the key issues to obtain the best prosecution results possible.
Contact Us
Our law firm has represented clients ranging from individual inventors to international corporations. We bring 20 years of legal experience to every case we handle. We are conveniently located in Louisville's East End off the Breckenridge Lane exit of the I-264/I-64 Interchange, near Kaden Tower, and we offer free parking. We also accept credit cards to better serve you.
We offer free initial consultations to gather information about your situation. We will be glad to make an appointment to discuss your needs at our office and, if necessary, we will then travel to your facilities, laboratories or headquarters to better assess your property. For experienced intellectual property law representation, contact us at 502-452-1233.
Carrithers Law Office, PLLC
6200 Dutchman's Lane, Suite 206
Louisville, KY 40205
Map & Directions
Phone, Louisville Area: 502-452-1233
Toll-free phone: 1-888-893-7710
