Intellectual Property and IT

Our Intellectual Property and Information Technology (IP/IT) group helps clients keep pace with constantly changing laws and regulations, and navigate the complex interactions among government regulations, market demands and economic forces at home and abroad.

Leaders

Global Overview

Intellectual property and information technology can circle the world at the click of a button. Whether your company is focused on developing, delivering and supporting IT products and services, you are an investor with an emphasis on the technology sector, or your business model is focused on the development and marketing of creative assets, you need equally strong legal protection wherever your products are sold, licensed or shared.

Ally Law member firms are located in key commercial and technology centers worldwide, home to the technology hubs, universities, research institutions, corporate headquarters, government regulatory agencies, public-private partnerships and other entities that are driving the advancement and delivery of technology solutions. Drawing on our lawyers’ deep experience with intellectual property law and regulation across multiple regimes, we help clients identify, protect and exploit their most valuable assets, respond quickly to stop infringement, unauthorized use and other violations of their legally recognized rights, and negotiate a wide range of licensing, technology transfer, outsourcing and related agreements.

Services

We advise clients in jurisdictions worldwide in the following areas:
  • Advertising and Media Law
  • Competition Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Copyright
  • Data Privacy and Protection
  • Domain Names
  • Industrial Designs
  • Intellectual Property Audits
  • Patents
  • Sweepstakes and Promotions
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Joint Venture and Joint R&D Agreements
  • License Agreements
  • Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence
  • Reseller and OEM Agreements
  • Technology Transfers
  • Antipiracy and Anticounterfeit Law
  • Business Litigation and Appeals
  • International Arbitration and Appeals

The Ally Law Advantage

Ally Law includes member firms with solid credentials and significant experience in domestic and global intellectual property law. Ranked among the top IP and technology law providers in North America, the Asia-Pacific region and across Europe, we offer clients sophisticated, coordinated IP counsel virtually everywhere their operations, vendors and customers are found.

We provide high-quality responsive service at competitive, local rates, and have a long history establishing strong, enduring relationships with our clients. We know where your business is heading and how technology and innovation can help you achieve your goals.

Our Clients

Among other industries, our member firms and individual lawyers advise clients in the advertising, aviation, biotech, data aggregation, entertainment and media, food and beverage, gaming, garment, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, medical devices, natural resources, pharmaceuticals, software, sporting goods, telecommunications, and other sectors on all aspects of domestic, international and cross-border IP and IT protection.

Resources

Access essential tools and insights in IP/IT law, from patent updates to trend-focused podcasts, empowering businesses to protect and leverage their intellectual assets globally.

News

Learn more about industry trends, member firm accomplishments, network news and the changing legal or regulatory environment for our clients.

Rankings

Chambers Global

The Chambers Global Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

ACZALAW Nicaragua (Nicauraga)

Formosan Brothers (Taiwan)

Robalino (Ecuador)

Chambers Latin America

Chambers Latin America ranks the top lawyers and law firms in 19 jurisdictions, spanning Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as all Spanish-speaking countries in South America. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

ACZALAW Nicaragua (Nicauraga)

PPO Abogados (Bolivia)

Robalino (Ecuador)

Zacarias & Hernandez (Paraguay)

Chambers Asia Pacific

The Chambers Asia Pacific Guide ranks the top lawyers and law firms across markets in Asia-Pacific. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Formosan Brothers (Taiwan)

Chambers USA

The Chambers USA Guide ranks top lawyers and law firms across the US legal market. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Vorys (USA, Ohio)

Legal 500 UK

The Legal 500 UK edition analyzes the leading law firms and solicitors in the UK. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Edwin Coe

Legal 500 EMEA

The Legal 500 EMEA edition analyzes capabilities of law firms in 80 jurisdictions across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Hayes solicitors LLP (Ireland)

Legal 500 Paris

The Legal 500 Paris is a reference work independently rating business law professionals across 45 practices and 300 law firms operating in France. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Alerion

Legal 500 Latin America

The Legal 500 Latin America edition analyzes capabilities of law firms in Mexico, Central America and South America. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

PPO Abogados (Bolivia)

WIPR Leaders Directory

The World Intellectual Property Review’s Leaders Directory is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world that provides guidance on the challenges facing businesses and legal practitioners active in intellectual property, as well as marketing and branding professionals who operate online. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Edwin Coe

World Trademark Review 1000

The WTR 1000 ranks the top Trade Mark Professionals and Firms in key jurisdictions around the globe. Click on the firm name to see how they ranked in the most recent guide.

Edwin Coe