Richard M. LaBarge
Partner
For clients that make products with moving parts (and many that don't), Richard M. LaBarge identifies elements and aspects of the clients’ business that might be legally protectable and provides insight into the likelihood of securing protection. Having written and obtained hundreds of U.S. patents and over a thousand federal trademark registrations over his long career, he enjoys partnering with clients to assess the real value of alternative forms of protection. Recognized for his efficient handling of both the routine and the unusual, he led the successful opposition of a famous company's attempt to register the sound of its motorcycles as a trademark.
Recent Client Work
- Tailored an efficient suite of protection for a consumer goods company and its new style of paper packaging products. Under time pressure, he devised an effective strategy to consolidate the number of filings while also providing a broader scope of protection than commonly seen in the industry. This approach provided better control and market benefits for the company by making it tougher for competitors to copy without infringing, while also reducing client costs.
- In a litigious industry, combined utility patent and design patent filings for a world-leading manufacturer to provide broad protection for a new line of innovative sprayer products that prevent mosquito-borne diseases. This approach is helping to secure the client’s line in the marketplace and may help to provide defenses or possible counterclaims if competitors assert unjustified claims against the client.
Richard M. LaBarge
Partner
For clients that make products with moving parts (and many that don't), Richard M. LaBarge identifies elements and aspects of the clients’ business that might be legally protectable and provides insight into the likelihood of securing protection. Having written and obtained hundreds of U.S. patents and over a thousand federal trademark registrations over his long career, he enjoys partnering with clients to assess the real value of alternative forms of protection. Recognized for his efficient handling of both the routine and the unusual, he led the successful opposition of a famous company's attempt to register the sound of its motorcycles as a trademark.
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Recent Client Work
- Tailored an efficient suite of protection for a consumer goods company and its new style of paper packaging products. Under time pressure, he devised an effective strategy to consolidate the number of filings while also providing a broader scope of protection than commonly seen in the industry. This approach provided better control and market benefits for the company by making it tougher for competitors to copy without infringing, while also reducing client costs.
- In a litigious industry, combined utility patent and design patent filings for a world-leading manufacturer to provide broad protection for a new line of innovative sprayer products that prevent mosquito-borne diseases. This approach is helping to secure the client’s line in the marketplace and may help to provide defenses or possible counterclaims if competitors assert unjustified claims against the client.
