Intellectual Property lawyers within 5 miles of New Orleans Louisiana

Taylor Norton is a registered patent attorney and an engineer. He may be contacted at (504) 858-0198 for a consultation. He has extensive experience covering all forms of intellectual property and performing transactional work covering a wide range of contracts and business transactions, including domestic and international. His practice is focused on serving the needs of clients with patents, trademarks, copyrights, LLC formation, contracting, branding, and product development. His comprehensive IP practice covers patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and commercial transactions, including technology licensing, contracts, IP assignments, manufacturing agreements, operating agreements, and product development agreements. His patent drafting, prosecution, and technology licensing experience encompasses a wide range of technologies, including computer science, electrical, and electro-mechanical engineering, power generation, oil and gas, civil construction methods, life sciences, chemical compositions, peptides and amino acid sequencing, paint compositions, medical devices and bypass procedures, and mobile applications. He advises clients on domestic and international trademark protection, including the registration, licensing and enforcement of trademark rights. His comprehensive trademark practice helps clients to build, protect and monetize their corporate images, names, brands, products, and business lines. He represents clients in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Taylor provides strategic counsel to clients on corporate structuring and the formation of business entities, including limited liability companies and special-purpose-entities, meeting the needs of his clients. Taylor is the Author of the legal and business guidebook Louisiana Limited Liability Company: Forms and Practice Manual, published by Data Trace Publishing Company.

Since his admission to the Louisiana Bar in 1988, J. Douglas Sunseri has practiced in diverse areas of the law. From 1990-1994, J. Douglas Sunseri worked under Attorney J. William Becknell, the legal counsel for Mr. John Mecom, Jr. and his affiliated companies. Mr. Mecom was the initial owner of the New Orleans Saints and had numerous holdings in oil & gas, hotels, real estate, professional sports and related businesses. As a result, Mr. Sunseri was fully educated in broad areas of law and business. Mr. Sunseri has participated in litigation involving employees, insureds, employers, insurers, and self-insured funds for property/casualty, employers' liability, employment discrimination, sexual harassment and worker's compensation claims. Other areas of practice consist of personal injury, insurance coverage, flood claims, hazard claims, wind-driven rain claims, business interruption, errors and omissions liability for insurance agents/insurance companies. Mr. Sunseri's practice also encompasses commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, incorporations, corporate agreements, employment contracts, licensing for intellectual property, leases, real estate, estate planning, wills, trusts and successions. Since Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Sunseri has specialized in a broad range of insurance issues including disaster litigation, insurance coverage, and business interruption. Also, Mr. Sunseri has concentrated in construction law, federal / state contracts, government contracting, licensing and information technology (IT). Mr. Sunseri's litigation experience includes jury trials in state and federal court. Mr. Sunseri also practices before worker's compensation judges with the Louisiana Department of Labor, administrative law judges and Special Masters assigned by the National Football League. He has directed litigation to the United States Supreme Court in connection with the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Mr. Sunseri has conducted numerous seminars on topics involving Hurricane Katrina, government contracting, land contracting, construction, employment issues, worker's compensation and estate planning. Also, Mr. Sunseri serves as legal counsel for the Gulf Coast Government Contractors Association (GCGCA), a trade association for securing government contracts in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. Recently, Mr. Sunseri was named as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Louisiana by Louisiana Attorney James "Buddy" Caldwell.