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Anne G.

Anne Grigg

Anne is a trusted attorney skilled in advising and representing both Fortune 500 and local clients in a variety of business and litigation matters. Her experience includes ... read more
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Max K.

Max Kolar

Mr. Kolar focuses his practice in providing counsel on intellectual property with a focus on preparing and prosecuting international and U.S. trademark and patent applicati... read more
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Lisa T.

Lisa Thorsen

51 reviews
Licensed in California and Texas, Lisa Thorsen focuses on corporate contracts and transactions, trusts and estates, real estate, and startups. She previously worked as an associate attorney at Circuit, McKellogg, Kinney & Ross, LLP for six and a half years and spent the past 3 years in private practice as a solo practitioner. Ms. Thorsen has 8+ years of experience practicing law as a licensed attorney.
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Nicolle M.

Nicolle Muehr

10 reviews
Nicole is a top-rated lawyer who represents businesses in many cases related to employment and business law for clients in Texas and around the country. She began her own firm, Nanasy Muehr, out of a drive to better serve clients without the overhead of larger firms. She is highly rated in the industry with recognition from The American Lawyer Magazine among other organizations.
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Joseph L.

Joseph Leak

9 reviews
When you have a legal dispute, having an attorney who can both litigate and negotiate deals is an invaluable resource. Joseph Leak has both a litigation and a business practice that extends to individuals, startups, and regional and national businesses. He can deal with issues related to securities, real estate, business entity formation or selection, fundraising, and civil litigation.
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Idris M.

Idris Motiwala

9 reviews
I am a Texas licensed attorney. Transactional I have reviewed and prepared numerous corporate governance documents, employment agreements, contracts for the sale of good... read more
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Isaac W.

Isaac Warren

2 reviews
Isaac Warren is a corporate attorney with more than 14 years’ experience. He has closed deals worth more than $3 billion in total. He focuses on business formation and operations, as well as employment law, real estate matters, securities and commercial contracts. Isaac is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma, Texas. Isaac is the managing attorney at his own law office, which he founded in 2013. Previously, he was the general counsel at Vertis Inc.
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Brian H.

Brian Hall

2 reviews
Brian A. Hall is a member of Traverse Legal, PLC and the managing partner of its Austin, Texas office. He has represented enterprise Internet and technology companies, star... read more
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Elena V.

Elena Vlady

2 reviews
Elena is an attorney and member of the State Bar of Texas. The Law Office of Elena Vlady is a general practice Texas law firm representing clients in business, tax, immigr... read more
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Michael S.

Michael Smith

6 reviews
Michael’s practice primarily serves small businesses and he deals extensively with complex contract and licensing negotiations, particularly intellectual property licensing. In many cases, he is the general counsel overseeing the legal needs a growing company may have. He has also been involved with dispute resolution including mediation, arbitration, and litigation in state and federal courts.
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Our Austin intellectual property attorneys & lawyers can help you secure and protect your company-s intellectual property. Whether you are an entrepreneur, artist, author, engineer, manager, or individual - the IP attorneys on UpCounsel have you covered.

There are four common areas of intellectual property, which all protect different things such as: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Additionally, licensing is a popular enough specialization of IP that warrants mentioning.

Our Austin IP attorneys that specialize in licensing can help you draft contracts that grant permission to another party to do something with an otherwise protected work or product. A license can grant the right to reproduce the work by: distributed copy of the work to others by rental, sale, or lease, or preparing derivative works using protected expression from the original work, and/or displaying the work.

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