About Manuel
Manuel R. Valcarcel IV, a registered patent attorney, focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology transactional, licensing, and prosecution matters. He is experienced in technology development, licensing, strategic alliance and acquisition transactions and general corporate representation of intellectual property-driven businesses. Mr. Valcarcel reviews inventions for patentability and infringement, reviews trademarks for registrability and usage, and prosecutes patent and trademark applications. He also handles intellectual property worldwide portfolio management for many public and private companies.
Manuel R. Valcarcel IV, a registered patent attorney, focuses his practice on intellectual property and technology transactional, licensing, and prosecution matters. He is experienced in technology development, licensing, strategic alliance and acquisition transactions and general corporate representation of intellectual property-driven businesses. Mr. Valcarcel reviews inventions for patentability and infringement, reviews trademarks for registrability and usage, and prosecutes patent and trademark applications. He also handles intellectual property worldwide portfolio management for many public and private companies.
Practice Areas
Case History
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Technology Law, Miami (2018)
- Recognized: Communications Law
- Recognized: Information Technology Law
- Recognized: Technology Law
- Practice Area: Copyright Law
- Practice Area: Corporate Law
- Practice Area: Media Law
- Practice Area: Patent Law
- Practice Area: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Practice Area: Securities Regulation
- Practice Area: Trademark Law
- Special Focus: Corporate
- Special Focus: Information Technology
- Special Focus: Intellectual Property
- Special Focus: Licensing
- Special Focus: Transactions
- among the Top 25 Trademark Attorneys for 2003, NameProtect Trademark Insider, 3rd Quarter 2003
- 14th nationally among the top 50 Trademark Attorneys for 2006, NameProtect Trademark Insider, 2nd Quarter 2006
- among the Top 50 Trademark Attorneys for 2006, NameProtect Trademark Insider, 2nd Quarter 2006
- M&A Deal of the Year Award, Latin Lawyer magazine, 2008
- No. 34 among the Top 50 Trademark Attorneys for 2008, NameProtect Trademark Insider, Yearend 2008
- No. 35 among the Top 50 Trademark Attorneys for 2009, CSC's Trademark Insider, Yearend 2009
- No. 32 among the Top 50 Trademark Attorneys, CSC's Trademark Insider, 1st Quarter 2010
- No. 38 among the Top 50 Trademark Attorneys, CSC's Trademark Insider, 2nd Quarter 2010
- team nationally ranked as the No. 1 trademark law firm in CSC's Trademark Insider's 2009 Annual Report (sixth consecutive year), 2004-2009
- team ranked as a top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study," Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (10th year), 2002-2009, 2011-2012
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013