ST&R has worked extensively with companies and governments on intellectual property rights issues in marketplaces throughout the world for more than two decades. ST&R’s full service team combines sophisticated IPR expertise with an extensive knowledge of international law to provide our clients both high-level policy guidance and nuts-and-bolts technical assistance on copyrights, trademarks, geographic indicators, trade dress and trade secrets. We offer a unique perspective important to parties concerned with securing the continued free flow of legitimate goods and services throughout the global marketplace, as well as those who seek to ensure the protection of their intellectual property against the rising tide of counterfeiting and unfair business practices.
Our intellectual property professionals work together with experts from related practice areas to skillfully overcome the global challenges posed by the simultaneous need to aggressively enforce intellectual property rights while eliminating non-tariff barriers. Whether working with government entities, international partners, investors or entrepreneurs, ST&R understands the critical role intellectual property plays in ongoing trade negotiations and offers its extensive expertise to clients throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.