Intellectual Property and Trade Secret Litigation

Protecting your company’s intellectual property and confidential information is crucial to maintaining your competitive edge. Whether your company is long established or an emerging startup, your intellectual property is one of your company’s most important assets. At Hicks Thomas LLP, we regularly counsel clients about how to safeguard their innovations, brand, and proprietary information against both internal and external threats.

Our firm has represented clients across a range of industries in high stakes intellectual property disputes in in state and federal courts, including patent and copyright claims, trade dress and Lanham Act claims, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, the common law of trade secrets, the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (TUTSA), the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DFTA), and the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

When competitors steal your company’s inventions, copy its marks, or rogue former employees misappropriate trade secrets, we help our clients take immediate necessary measures to recover them and prevent further harm. This often requires emergency injunctive relief in a very short timeframe to avoid irreparable harm. We are also experienced in working with expert witnesses, technical advisors, and computer forensics experts to build a strong case to protect your intellectual property rights.

Outside of the litigation context, we also help our clients protect their intellectual property and trade secrets with appropriate employment policies and agreements, and advise on best practices to protect your intellectual property and maintain your goodwill and reputation.