Areas of Practice
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Ideas, tangible or not, are the most important assets to protect in today’s competitive creative market. With so many channels and constantly replenishing feeds to watch out for, tracing the ownership and originality of a design, brand name, or invention needs the laser-focused eye of a trained attorney. Homer IP handle the search, application, and filing process of patents, trademarks, and copyrights. And if your idea has been infringed upon, Homer IP will negotiate the best possible licensing and settlement agreements.
PATENTS
An efficiently written specification and precisely drafted claims are fundamental to a commercially valuable and allowable patent. But Aaron's ability to leverage his experience as a litigator sets him apart from others who have never had to stand before a judge or jury and persuade. Aaron's patent prosecution experience includes a broad range of technologies including, oil and gas drilling and production systems and methods, medical devices, UX, sensor technologies, RFID technology, UAVs, digital surveillance systems, advanced propulsion, agricultural devices, networking, and software.
Defamation & Image Rights
Maintaining the integrity of your public image is an inseparable part of your business, whether you’re a creative individual or a small company. Protecting your privacy and your public image from slander and libel is only one side of the coin; negotiating sponsorships, public appearances, and endorsements is the other. Homer IP advises on both, offering litigation and dispute resolution, defamation, and other image protection mechanisms—all so you can amplify and control the way you want the world to see you.
LITIGATION
Aaron cut his teeth on complex technical litigation with one of Houston's most established law firms. An experienced litigator, Aaron Homer handles patent infringement, copyright infringement and trade secrets litigation. Aaron's litigation success also includes misappropriation of trade secrets, real estate and title disputes, finance litigation, internet defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, trademark infringement, trade dress and departed employee matters.
iNTER pARTES rEVIEW & aia tRIALS
In addition to conventional district court litigation, Aaron is one of the few attorneys in Houston with first-chair experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in AIA post-grant proceedings such as Inter Partes Review. Aaron has also successfully appealed adverse decisions by the patent examiner before the Patent Trials and Appeals Board.
LIABILITY & RISK
Whether you run a theater, recording studio, or an eCommerce website, all businesses need to minimize their legal liability and risk. Our lawyers will assess the structure of your operation, such as its physical or digital space, the types of products you sell, who your consumers are, what type of company you have filed under (LLC, Inc, etc.), and so on. From there, we will tailor the right risk plan, complete with permit applications, insurance policies, and more, so you can worry less about liabilities and concentrate on growing your business.
appeals from district courts & the ptab
Sometimes, an appeal of an examiner's rejection is the first true test of a rejection's merits. For this reason, Aaron finds that too often clients are inclined to accept the examiner's rejection or unnecessarily limit the scope of a claim. Aaron believes that the client should not yield to a recalcitrant or simply erroneous examiner. Aaron has successfully appealed adverse examiner's decisions to the PTAB and done so in a manner more cost-effective than pursuing a continuation. Aaron has also argued appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
DIGITAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
We’ve helped engineers, inventors, gaming startups, and entrepreneurs develop, license, sell, and maintain ownership over their creations. Homer IP negotiates purchasing and partnership agreements for larger investment companies looking for their unicorn.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
The startup and small business marketplace is still a new and fierce frontier that requires legal advice from attorneys who are deeply entrenched in the particulars of venture financing. We offer a competitive advantage that can help you save money and make more of it in the long run. Homer IP balances legal, business, operational, and financial strategies that had clear execution and built-in problem-solving contingencies.