Haverstock & Owens

Haverstock & Owens is a Sunnyvale, California intellectual property law firm representing businesses, inventors, and other clients in the acquisition, protection, licensing, enforcement, and management of intellectual property. Founded in 1992, the firm handles patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property litigation, and related counseling. Its attorneys combine legal and technical experience to help clients protect innovations, evaluate risks, manage intellectual property portfolios, and support commercial objectives.

Haverstock & Owens has prosecuted more than 2,000 patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in technologies involving electrical and electronic systems, semiconductors, computer software, mechanical devices, medical devices, toys, and green technology. The firm advises clients on patentability, application preparation, prosecution, and related intellectual property strategies. Through a network of international associates, it also assists clients seeking intellectual property protection and guidance in jurisdictions outside the United States.

Haverstock & Owens represents clients in patent infringement, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and business disputes in federal and state courts. Its attorneys have represented Fortune 500 companies in patent matters before federal district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The firm also handles trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, arbitration, mediation, breach of contract disputes, and shareholder conflicts, providing litigation and dispute-resolution strategies tailored to each client’s circumstances.

Haverstock & Owens also advises clients on trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, brand management, copyright registration, and intellectual property licensing. The firm negotiates and structures licensing transactions for licensors and licensees, assists with the purchase and sale of patents, and conducts intellectual property due diligence for mergers and public offerings. Its practice emphasizes practical advice, predictable legal costs, and a clear explanation of available options so clients can make informed decisions about valuable intellectual property assets.