
The Glow In The Dark Lawyer™ provides State, National, and International Intellectual Property services in proud association with Thrive IP ®. We are available to assist with all your patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret needs. All intellectual property clients are currently retained by Thrive IP,® and clients enjoy the benefits of having an intellectual property boutique with extensive legal experience and an impressive array of engineering backgrounds to represent their interests.
A former Navy Nuclear Mechanical Operator, The Glow In The Dark Lawyer, William La Salle, has been steeped in the engineering philosophy of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and its founder, Admiral Rickover. Mr. La Salle applies each of the seven “Nuclear Watchstanding Principles” – Integrity, Formality, Level of Knowledge, Questioning Attitude, Procedural Compliance, and Forceful Backup – to all aspects of his law practice. In protecting clients’ intellectual property concerns, these principles are vital.
Mr. La Salle has broad engineering experience, with experience in multiple disciplines including nuclear energy technologies, mechanical and electrical engineering technologies, energy generation and transmission, shipbuilding, and maritime technology. He has assisted in patent prosecution and defense in a wide range of disciplines, including therapeutics, pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, chemical energy storage, and even space propulsion. He is also experienced as a litigator, appearing on behalf of clients in multiple forums such as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in federal district court.
Whether you’re a U.S. small business owner seeking to trademark your logo, an author seeking to protect your rights before you contract with a publisher for your magnus opus, accused of Copyright Infringement because of something related to your website or social media, or an international IP firm seeking US counsel for a U.S. National Phase PCT or US Nonprovisional patent application filing, The Glow In The Dark Lawyer™ has the experience you need.
Representative Patents
US Patent 10,707,511 – Low Temperature Solid Oxide Cells
US Patent 10,869,618 – Diagnostic Measurement Devices and Methods
US Patent 10,954,255 – Phospholipid analogues
US Patent 11,019,712 – Method and apparatus for torsional magnetic reconnection
Representative Litigation
Copyright Infringement, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina (Charleston)
Trademark Infringement/Opposition, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
IP Services
Patent
Novelty Searches & Opinions
Invalidity Searches & Opinions
Infringement Searches & Opinions
Right-to-Use
State of the Art
Provisional & Nonprovisional Utility Applications
Design Patents
Office Action Response
Patent Cooperation Treaty/International Patent Prosecution
International Design (Hague)
Petitions & Appeals
Infringement Litigation
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Licensing and Assignments
Trademark/Trade Secret
State Trademark & Servicemark Applications
Federal Use/ITU Applications
Infringement Searches & Opinions
Office Action Response
International (Madrid) Filings
International Geographical Indications (Lisbon)
Petitions & Appeals
Licensing and Assignments
Trade Secret Appropriation & Theft
FOIA/Administrative Procedure Act
Federal Trade Secret Act
Nondisclosure
Copyright
Copyright Registration
Recordation
Public Catalog Searches
Infringement Litigation
Defense from Copyright Trolling
Licensing and Assignments
Fair Use
DMCA Protection & Takedown
Response to “DMCA Abuse”
Music Modernization Act
Copyright Claims Board
Domain Name Disputes
ICANN
UDRP
Cybersquatting
IP Resources
Virginia
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Virginia Supreme Court
South Carolina
South Carolina Secretary of State
South Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina
North Carolina Secretary of State
North Carolina Supreme Court
Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State
Tennessee Supreme Court
IP Blogs
United States
USPTO
Library of Congress
Copyright Office
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices
The Music Modernization Act
Law Library of Congress
Copyright Termination
Intellectual Property Owners Association
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey
IP & The Admiralty
Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META)
Ship Operations Cooperative Program
SNAME
International
Google Patents
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
International Chamber of Commerce
PATENTSCOPE
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) – WIPO
Global Brand Database
Domain Name Dispute Resolution
IP5
European Patent Office
ESPACENET
EUIPO
Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property
Korean Intellectual Property Office
Canada Intellectual Property Office
IP Australia
Japan Patent Office
China National Intellectual Property Administration
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