Intellectual Property Practice

Protecting the ideas, brands, and creative assets that drive business value.

Winston Lafitte’s IP practice is positioned around strategic trademark protection, copyright counsel, licensing, brand protection, and practical planning for growing companies. Please note this is a fictuous profile created by Reputation Hawk to demonstrate client content.

01

Trademark Strategy

Trademark clearance, application preparation, USPTO response strategy, portfolio organization, brand expansion planning, and enforcement recommendations.

02

Copyright & Creative Rights

Counsel for agencies, creators, software teams, publishers, and media businesses involving ownership, registration, usage rights, work-made-for-hire issues, and content protection.

03

Licensing & Commercial Agreements

Licensing agreements, creative collaborations, brand partnerships, IP assignments, software ownership clauses, and commercial contract terms.

04

Brand Protection & Enforcement

Online misuse, infringing marks, marketplace takedowns, cease-and-desist letters, domain issues, and risk-sensitive enforcement decisions.

Client Industries

Designed for a modern business client base.

Intellectual property issues often sit at the center of brand value, software ownership, creative rights, partnership opportunities, and commercial growth.

Technology Startups
Consumer Brands
Creative Agencies
Software Companies
Media & Publishing
Restaurants & Hospitality Brands
E-commerce Businesses
Professional Services Firms

Client Approach

A practical IP strategy workflow.

Step 1

Identify

Review brand names, creative assets, software, content, marks, agreements, and ownership questions.

Step 2

Prioritize

Separate high-value assets from lower-risk items so time and budget are focused where they matter.

Step 3

Protect

Use registrations, agreements, policies, and portfolio strategy to reduce avoidable risk.

Step 4

Commercialize

Support licensing, partnerships, expansion, enforcement, and monetization of IP assets.