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 WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN INJURED OR ARE BEING ACCUSED OF CAUSING INJURY, GET THE GUIDANCE YOU NEED

Vap Law PLLC can assist both plaintiffs and defendants in any of the following cases:  

Auto incidents | Slip and falls | Wrongful death | Product liability | Brain injury | Bicycle accidents | Third party wrongful death | Recreational injury  Automobile negligence | Catastrophic injury | Commercial vehicle liability | Electrical injury | Head injury | Motor vehicle accidents and injury

Pedestrian injuries | Severe burns 

Mitch has helped numerous clients obtain fair resolutions to their matters across Montana and would like to do the same for you. He handles cases involving all types of injuries, from soft tissue to brain injuries, as well as wrongful death cases. These matters can stem from auto/trucking accidents, defective products and unsafe premises. 

Vap Law PLLC provides intellectual property legal services to clients throughout Montana and the United States. Whether you are seeking patent, trademark, or copyright protection, an intellectual property attorney can help you through the process.  In addition, if you are preparing a licensing agreement or believe somebody else has infringed upon your intellectual property or an agreement, Vap Law PLLC can help.

Please see the list below to learn more about the areas of intellectual property where Vap Law PLLC can help.

 A patent is the primary way inventors in the U.S. protect their inventions from others. But to receive this protection, you must fully disclose the nature of your invention through the patent application process.  

 A trademark can help you protect your brand identity, logos and your reputation. Vap Law PLLC can offer you an easy way to verify that your trademark is unique, and they can help you register your trademark so that it is protected and that it serves you, and only you, as you grow your business. Beyond registering your trademark, they can also help you protect it should it ever be threatened.

 Whether you have created a song, a game, a movie, or a piece of jewelry, your hard work and creative expression deserves to be protected. A copyright can offer that protection, giving you exclusive rights to the distribution, copy, modification, public display and public performance of your work. While there are exceptions to the rules surrounding your creative expression, copyright remains one of the fundamental ways to protect it.

Vap Law PLLC works with a wide range of clients to register and protect their copyrights. The attorneys have also helped clients to defend themselves against accusations of copyright infringement. Working with inventors, artists, authors and engineers, they have the ability to make sure that the legal protections available to you and your expressions are applied effectively. 

 Vap Law PLLC will work with clients who need to protect their intellectual property from infringement, or who are accused of infringing. The attorneys are experienced litigators, as comfortable in the courtroom as they are at the negotiation table. No matter how minor or how substantial the infringement issue is, they can help ensure that the issue is addressed and that you are afforded all the protection or compensation you are entitled to.  

When you are trying to build and grow a business, particularly if it is technology based, at some point you may need to explore the idea of licensing intellectual property rights. Reaching a licensing agreement can allow you to extend the reach of your business and often allows you to improve on your existing offering. Of course, like all business deals, a licensing agreement can be extremely beneficial, or extremely damaging. Experienced legal counsel is a necessity to make sure that the agreement protects your interests.