Business Litigation

Litigation is an undesirable part of any business relationship. We understand the expense associated with pursuing and defending cases in business-related litigation; therefore, our attorneys make every effort to limit the scope of any business litgiation and provide efficient and expedient resolutions.

Nevertheless, we have significant trial experience and will never encourage a client to accept an unsatisfactory compromise. When necessary, we will vigorously pursue a claim.

Our firm has an exceptional reputation for negotiating the pretrial and trial phase of business litigation, including document production and filing of appropriate motions to limit the scope of the case.

In most business disputes, there is a window of opportunity during which expensive business litigation can be avoided. We pride ourselves on creating and recognizing the opportunity to equitably resolve business disputes before thousands of dollars are spent on litigation.

Our firm has earned a national reputation as advocates for individuals and businesses that have suffered wrongs at the hands of other parties. We do not think that inventors should have their unique innovations stolen, copied or infringed upon by others.

We are ready to stand and fight for our clients, because we know how important a patent infringement dispute can be. We are successful trial lawyers who are determined to protect the rights and interests of our clients.

It is a matter of justice, but for many small companies and entrepreneurs, a case involving patent infringement is also a matter of financial survival.

Patents protect your invention from others from making, using, selling or offering for sale unauthorized copies.

Having patent rights to your invention allows you to protect your work from infringers – those who are trying to copy your intellectual property.

If you are seeking to protect a patent, you need a team of patent litigation attorneys with experience in complex intellectual property rights cases.

We will protect your intellectual property rights and interests to ensure the security of your future profits. Whether you wish to get an injunction to stop the use of your invention, are seeking damages through a lawsuit or would like a license agreement so that you collect royalties, we know how to get results.

Not every lawyer or law firm can handle a complicated patent infringement case. From beginning to end, patent litigation requires a big commitment of time, energy and money.

• The discovery process in a patent case will typically involve taking numerous depositions from the inventor, anyone involved with the licensing or selling the patented device, the attorney who prosecuted the patent, experts and others.
• The technical aspects of a patent case can be daunting, the pretrial work extensive and the expenses significant. Statistics show that an average patent case in the Eastern District of Texas costs between $4 million and $6 million to take all the way through trial.

The good news is that at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner, our attorneys are skilled in patent protection and litigation. We know the importance of protecting your intellectual property rights. We are experienced in preparing compelling cases against patent infringers and will take every necessary step to ensure that your rights are protected.

We have experience handling patent litigation cases involving:

• Patent infringement
• Intellectual property litigation
• Patent protection disputes
• Licensing defense and licensing agreements
• Patent prosecution
• Trade secret protection
• Machinery
• Methods
• Component parts

Our Houston law firm has earned a reputation for successfully handling a wide variety of business litigation. Our business litigation group is headed by a former president of the Houston Bar Association.

But we do not rest on our laurels. Our attorneys realize that reputations do not win business litigation cases and that most businesses are represented by quality attorneys; therefore, we handle each business litigation case as if our reputation depended on it.