Patent & Copyright

Derek Van Gilder is a both a lawyer and an engineer with decades of experience in intellectual property law. When you need an experienced intellectual property attorney to register or enforce your intellectual property rights, you can rely us.

Do you have a patented invention that is being illegally exploited by someone else? If so, you may be entitled to recover significant money damages and attorney fees from all persons who have violated your patent rights.

Understand, you have a legal obligation to timely enforce your patent, trademark, and copyright in order to preserve the ownership of your intellectual property.  You need an experienced and aggressive patent enforcement lawyer to enforce your rights.

Derek R. Van Gilder is one of the few attorneys in the United States who is licensed to practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.  He is an experienced patent, trademark, and copyright lawyer who has patented his own inventions.