Your intellectual property is more than a legal asset—it’s your business identity, your creative output, and your edge. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, growing business, or established brand, we serve as strategic advisors and stewards for these critical assets, helping you better understand, exploit, and protect them.
What we do
Our attorneys advise on the three critical aspects of IP law—trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets—helping clients identify, protect, and take advantage of the core pillars of their intellectual property: goodwill, creativity, and innovation.
Your goodwill consists of assets like your trademarks, brand, and name and likeness. Creativity is represented in copyrights you create, own, and profit from. Innovation is embodied in the trade secrets that are the backbone of your business. Each represents a piece of what makes your business unique, and we support all of them with one highly collaborative and integrated team.
Our attorneys specialize in:
- Trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, and portfolio management
- Copyright strategy and licensing, including digital content, music, and visual works
- Copyright claims including online and social media enforcement and defense
- Trade secret protection, including noncompete and confidentiality agreements, employment-related disputes, and unfair competition claims
- Unfair and deceptive trade practice claims, including responses to civil investigative demands issued by the Federal Trade Commission or state Attorneys General.
- IP litigation, including trademark infringement, misappropriation, and breach of restrictive covenants
- Acting as U.S. counsel for foreign law firms and their clients, handling registration, portfolio strategy, and enforcement before the USPTO
Because intellectual property often intersects with business transactions, employment issues, and regulatory concerns, we collaborate closely with attorneys across the firm to provide holistic, interdisciplinary solutions.
Why choose us
Led by Jim Keenan, one of the most trusted IP attorneys in Northern New England, and Ned Sackman, a seasoned litigator with a strong track record in IP disputes, our team brings a powerful one-two punch: strategic counsel on brand protection and proven litigation strength when conflicts arise.
Whether advising or litigating, we bring a practical, results-driven approach that supports real business goals—not just legal outcomes. With deep experience across trademark, copyright, trade secret and related IP matters, we focus on delivering what clients value most: confidence and predictability. They always know what to expect, and that’s what keeps them coming back.