It has never been easier to access and disseminate new ideas and technology. This also means that the threat of unauthorized use of intellectual property (IP) has never been greater. Hinckley Allen’s team of intellectual property attorneys delivers strategic counseling on protecting, developing, managing, leveraging, and enforcing intellectual property rights and assets. Our team works both domestically and globally with clients – ranging from individual entrepreneurs to large corporations with complex IP portfolios. Our intellectual property attorneys work seamlessly with in-house counsel, investors, business advisors, line-of-business executives, and marketing professionals.
A focus on effectiveness from a multi-disciplinary team with broad perspectives.
Our attorneys provide a pragmatic, focused approach and view IP matters within the context of a client’s overall business and its goals and challenges. Our IP team leverages a multi-disciplinary perspective, drawing on the broad expertise and deep resources of a full-service law firm. We collaborate with our colleagues across numerous practice areas on a variety of matters, such as corporate transactions involving IP assets, mergers and acquisitions, IP portfolio assessments and due diligence, technology transfers, licensing, and commercial agreements. This approach allows us to deliver targeted strategies and more favorable results for our clients.
We have significant experience representing clients with a wide range of technologies in a wide range of industries, including software, electronics, green technologies, aviation, health care, surgical instruments, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer products, food and beverage, retail, hospitality, banking and financial services, insurance, e-commerce, computer hardware, telecommunications, publishing, advertising, multimedia, sports, and entertainment.
Our IP practice includes the following areas of focus:
Licensing/Software/Technology Agreements
- Drafting and negotiating IP agreements, licenses, sub-licenses, and cross-licenses
- Drafting and negotiating trademark licenses, branded product manufacturing/supply agreements, and co-branding agreements
- Technology transfer agreements
- Inbound and outbound software licensing
Trademarks & Copyrights – See Trademarks & Copyrights
Domain Names & Online Brand Protection – See Trademarks & Copyrights
Corporate Transactions and IP-Related Matters
- Asset purchase and sale transactions/agreements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- IP due diligence and IP portfolio analyses/assessments
- IP asset transfers, conveyances, and assignments
Patents
- Domestic Patent drafting, filing, and prosecution
- International Patent filing and prosecution
- Patent portfolio management
- Freedom to Operate (FTO) and landscape patent research
- Enforcement of utility and design patent rights – See Intellectual Property Litigation
- Corporate transactions involving patent assets
- Patent licensing, cross-licensing, transfers, and assignments
Judge Rules Inline Plastics’ Patents Unenforceable for Inequitable Conduct
Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce another significant victory for its client, Lacerta Group, Inc. , in its long-running patent dispute with Inline Plastics Corp. , following a recent ruling from the U. S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. F…
Hinckley Allen Represents NRG in "League of Legends" Acquisition
Hinckley Allen represented its long-term client, NRG, a professional gaming and entertainment company headquarters in Los Angeles, California, in its acquisition of the "League of Legends" esports team and related assets from Madison Square Garden Sports C…
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Judge voids packaging patents over inequitable conduct
December 12, 2025Craig M. Scott and Laurel Gilbert Rogowski, partners in the Intellectual Property Group, recently spoke with Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly about the impact of the decision in the Inline Plastics Corp. v. Lacerta Group, Inc. , in which they …
Real Estate Ownership and Digital Media Rights in the Age of Extended Reality Technology
December 2, 2025Extended reality is a broad term used to describe immersive technologies, which are software and applications that create immersive environments that merge computer-generated, digital content with the actual contours of our physical world to generate a uni…
Hinckley Allen Earns Strong Recognition in Chambers USA 2026 Guide
June 4, 2026Hinckley Allen has once again earned prominent recognition in the Chambers USA 2026 Guide. This year, 10 practice areas and more than 30 attorneys across the firm’s offices in the Northeast and Florida earned distinguished rankings, underscoring Hinckley…
Hinckley Allen Partner Kathleen Mahan Appointed Chair of New Hampshire MCLE Board
June 1, 2026Hinckley Allen is proud to announce that Partner Kathleen M. Mahan has been appointed Chair of the New Hampshire Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Board, a leadership role that reflects her longstanding commitment to advancing the legal profession …
