Intellectual Property
With one of the largest intellectual property practice groups in the state, McAfee & Taft offers a full range of legal services in the intellectual property field. The broad spectrum of technical backgrounds and experience of our attorneys gives us expertise in all areas of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law, entertainment and other related matters, such as advertising, media, computer and Internet law.
Our intellectual property trial lawyers regularly practice before all federal district courts in Oklahoma, including the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, located in Oklahoma City; the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, located in Tulsa; and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, located in Muskogee. They have also tried cases in numerous federal district courts around the country and handled appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and other U.S. Courts of Appeal throughout the United States.
Exceptional Technical and Legal Expertise
McAfee & Taft’s Intellectual Property Practice Group includes attorneys having technical backgrounds in biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, life sciences, geology, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and medical technology. Many of such attorneys are registered to practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. No firm in Oklahoma can match the technical knowledge of McAfee & Taft.
A Full-Service Firm to Meet All Your Intellectual Property Needs
McAfee & Taft’s Intellectual Property Practice Group represents and advises clients of all sizes, from individual clients and small companies to Fortune 500 corporations. Our clients have diverse intellectual property needs and concerns, and we work closely with them to identify and address each and every issue.
For more specific details regarding our areas of expertise, please select from the practice area links on the right.
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Are You In or Out? Navigating the New EU Unitary Patent
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | February 21, 2023
USPTO warns of new spoofing scam targeting trademark owners
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | February 2, 2023
Court clears new way for trademark owners to serve foreign infringers
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | December 13, 2022
It’s that season: Major sports prepared to cry foul over trademark infringement
McAfee & Taft tiPsheet | February 4, 2022As Oklahoma data privacy legislation hits roadblock, bill’s original co-authors continue to seek hearing
McAfee & Taft Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Alert | April 2, 2021Oklahoma Legislature looks to pass numerous new consumer privacy laws
McAfee & Taft Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Alert | March 8, 2021Oklahoma the latest state to consider consumer data privacy legislation
McAfee & Taft Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Alert | January 22, 20212020 relief bill includes sweeping changes to trademark and copyright law
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | January 19, 2021Will even stricter California privacy law spark push for national consumer privacy reform?
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | December 15, 20202020 IP Wrap-up: What this year’s Supreme Court opinions mean for you
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | December 8, 2020National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 3 tips to jump-start your cybersecurity preparedness
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | October 1, 2020Supreme Court rejects per se rule precluding registration of certain trademarks
McAfee & Taft tiPsheet | July 1, 2020Supreme Court ruling provides increased potential for brand owners to seek infringers’ profits
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | April 27, 2020Another side effect of COVID-19: Loss of intellectual property rights
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | April 8, 2020Despite pandemic, CCPA enforcement deadline looms while businesses still wait for final regs
McAfee & Taft LINC | March 26, 2020New year to ring in nation’s most comprehensive privacy law
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 13, 2019Privacy Gone Public: How growing push for privacy laws may affect U.S. businesses
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | June 6, 2019Trademark Enforcement: Determining ‘WHOIS’ behind infringement may have become much more complicated
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | December 3, 2018Would you like some milk with your cookies? 5 months post-GDPR
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 5, 2018Biometric privacy laws pose new challenges, risks for employers
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC | May 14, 2018Two-step analysis to assist in determining patent eligibility
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | April 2, 2018Brunetti decision paves way for offensive (even obscene) trademarks
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | March 5, 2018Free speech legal battle changes law on disparaging trademarks
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | July 10, 2017New U.S. Supreme Court decision changes venue rules in patent cases
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | June 1, 2017IP holding companies offer potential added protection benefits
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | December 1, 2016Sponsorship Agreements:
Creating a win-win for businesses and advertisers
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 1, 2016
Bankruptcy Pitfalls: How an infringer’s bankruptcy could impact your IP rights
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | July 8, 2016Defend Trade Secrets Act requires immediate review of confidentiality agreements with employees and contractors
McAfee & Taft TIPsheet Alert and McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Alert | May 26, 2016The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Implications for business, employers and employees
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet and McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC | May 4, 2016Farm Data: Do you know who owns it?
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet and McAfee & Taft AgLINC Alert | April 1, 2016Protecting Your Trademarks: Conducting an annual trademark portfolio review
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | February 1, 2016Regular audits of technology license agreements may reduce your patent royalty payments
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | January 12, 2016Changes to Federal Rules to affect patent infringement pleadings
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | December 15, 2015Avoiding the risks associated with ambiguous marketing claims
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | December 2, 2015New procedures available for invalidating patents before the USPTO
McAfee & Taft tIPSheet Alert | April 2, 2015Down the rabbit hole: Alice case chases the elusive white rabbit of patent reform
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | March 1, 2014Legal risks on the rise for businesses that auto‑dial, text
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 1, 2013Buying or selling a business? Handle your IP assets with care
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | September 1, 2013Big or small, the loss of gene patents may affect us all
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | June 14, 2013Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | March 1, 2013Concerns over copyright infringement drive Google to change search algorithms
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 1, 2012Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation to impact electronic marketing and communications
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 1, 2012House bill takes aim against patent trolls, frivolous lawsuits
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | August 1, 2012Seller beware: In-app purchases by minors may constitute unique, voidable contracts
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | July 1, 2012Internet expansion to create opportunities, concerns for brand owners
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | July 1, 2012Business methods remain eligible for patent protection following U.S. Supreme Court decision
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Alert | June 29, 2010January 2010 Intellectual Property Law Update
McAfee & Taft Intellectual Property Update | January 26, 2010Expensive pitfalls of online endorsement and testimonial advertising
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet | November 13, 2009Confidential Information: Losing more than just an employee
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter | May 1, 2009Trick or Treat? The Federal Circuit Court restricts protection of business method patents
McAfee & Taft Intellectual Property Law Alert | October 30, 2008Standard for Design Patent Infringement Changed
McAfee & Taft Intellectual Property Law Alert | September 25, 2008Protecting your intellectual property with litigation insurance
McAfee & Taft Agricultural Law Update | July 1, 2008mt_pa_atps
At The Podium
The Importance of Intellectual Property Patents
Oklahoma Venture Forum Power Lunch
Oklahoma City, OK | December 14, 2022
Corporate Counsel IP Toolbox
2021 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Oklahoma City, OK | December 2, 2021
Corporate Counsel IP Toolbox
2021 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Tulsa, OK | December 1, 2021
Cyber Hygiene: An Apple (or PC) Defended a Day Keeps the Hacker Away
University Faculty Institute
Langston, OK | August 2021
First-Skill, Reskill, Upskill
National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education
Oklahoma City, OK | May 2021
A Playbook for Cyber Resilience: Basics & Best Practices
William J. Holloway American Inn of Court
Oklahoma City, OK | March 2021
Decrypting Diversity: The Secret Key to Cybersecurity
Providence, RI | February 2021Cyber Resiliency Planning: The Basics & Best Practices for Business
Oklahoma Small Business Development Network
Oklahoma City, OK | October 2020
Cybersecurity Playbook: Fundamentals & Strategies for Business
Oklahoma Small Business Development Network
Oklahoma City, OK | October 2020
The Cyber Range – A Guide
National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education
Oklahoma City, OK | June 2020
#CyberDiversity – New Decade, New Rules
RSA Conference 2020
San Francisco, CA | February 2020
Data Insecurity
2019 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Oklahoma City, OK | December 5, 2019
Data Insecurity
2019 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Tulsa, OK | December 4, 2019
Westward Bound? How the CCPA Will Affect You
2019 InnoTech Oklahoma Conference
Oklahoma City, OK | October 22, 2019
Data Privacy and IT in this Technological World: A guide to ensuring compliance
2019 Regional Corporate Counsel Seminar
Springdale, AR | July 25, 2019
Copyright, Patronage, and Courtesy in Modern Literature
Tulsa College of Law CLE Lecture
Tulsa, OK | September 14, 2018
The Intersection of Cybersecurity & the Fourth Estate
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC | September 2018
Sleepless in Cyberspace: Navigating the Threat Landscape
American Bar Association Cyber Legal Task Force
Washington, DC | September 2018
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Law & Policy
Washington, DC | September 2017Security vs. Security – A Conversation with Facebook
American Bar Association’s Homeland Security Law Institute
Washington, DC | September 2017
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: An Overview and Update
American Bar Association’s Homeland Security Law Institute
Oklahoma City, OK | April 2017
Developments in Design Law
ABA Intellectual Property Law Design Committee
Virtual | Spring 2017
Trade Secrets: Strategies for identifying, protecting and enforcing intellectual property
2016 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | December 8, 2016
An ‘Apple’ a Day Keeps the Hacker … or the Government … Away?
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK | April 2016
A Deep Dive on Cyber & Incident Response Plans
The National Summit on Homeland Security Law: The State of Cyber
Oklahoma City, OK | April 2016
The Rule of Law – Security vs. Liberty
The National Summit on Homeland Security Law
Oklahoma City, OK | April 2015
Homeland and National Security – The Evolution of Domestic Extremism
American Bar Association Midyear Meeting
Houston, TX | February 2015
Intellectual Property Is Relevant To Every Business
Tulsa County Bar Association CLE Seminar
Tulsa, OK | December 16, 2014
IP Strategies: Practical Applications
2014 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | December 4, 2014
‘Social’ Security — Protecting your company from the hidden pitfalls of social media
EmployerLINC Webinar
Online | August 5, 2014
Practical Considerations in Advising and Representing Clients in Anti-Terrorism & Homeland Security
Investigations and the Realm of National Security Law
Oklahoma City, OK | June 2014
Sweepstakes, Contests and Not Gambling
2013 Intellectual Property Law Seminar and Mid-year Meeting of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association
Dallas, Texas | July 9, 2013
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In The News
McAfee & Taft welcomes registered patent attorney Genni Ellis
December 15, 2022Rachel Blue, Mary Quinn Cooper ranked at top of 2022 Oklahoma list by Super Lawyers
November 2, 2022Best Lawyers names 14 McAfee & Taft attorneys 2023 ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in 16 practice areas
August 25, 2022Rachel Blue honored with 2020 Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award
November 2, 2020Chambers USA 2020 honors McAfee & Taft as top-ranked firm, 32 attorneys singled out for individual honors
April 23, 2020McAfee & Taft names three new practice leaders for 2020
February 10, 2020IP paralegal Daniela Delgado joins McAfee & Taft
February 3, 2020Patent attorney Robert Stevens joins McAfee & Taft
November 1, 2019Charles Machine Works to be acquired by Toro for $700 million
February 18, 2019Singer/songwriter Neal Johnston releases ‘Static on the Radio’
January 28, 2019State business owners offered no federal trademark protection on marijuana brands
The Oklahoman | August 8, 2018Copyright authority Robert Spoo joins McAfee & Taft
February 26, 2018Rachel Blue inducted into TU Law Hall of Fame
May 16, 2017Craft brewery startups need trademarks, other cautions to prevent exploitation
The Oklahoman | January 11, 2017Advertiser, sponsor agreements necessary for business associations
The Oklahoman | November 17, 2016Certified paralegal Keli Ewing joins McAfee & Taft
August 29, 2016McAfee & Taft adds intellectual property paralegal Allyson Crow
November 12, 2015Big bucks in biotech: Chinese firm’s $206M purchase of Cytovance shows opportunity in industry
The Journal Record | August 26, 2015Patent attorney Ryan Cross joins McAfee & Taft
November 29, 2011Patent attorneys Mike LaBrie and Matt Gibson interviewed on likely impact of proposed Patent Reform Act of 2011
The Journal Record | May 24, 2011John Kenney Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
October 2, 2008Paralegal Nancy Marshall Joins McAfee & Taft
August 21, 2008McAfee & Taft to Host Roundtable on ‘Trademark Fair Use’
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