HEDMAN & COSTIGAN, P.C.

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#333333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="038dedc2ddualp.gif"> <div> <B>1185</B></div> <div> <B>Avenue of the</B></div> <div> <B>Americas</B></div> <div> <B>New York,</B></div> <div> <B>New York</B></div> <div> <B>10036-2646</B><B>  </B></div> <div> <B>USA </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>(V)  212.302.8989</B></div> <div> <B>(F)  212.302.8998</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:mail@hgcpatent.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mail@hgcpatent.com"><U><B>mail@hgcpatent.com</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U><B>About Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" FAQs"><U><B> FAQs</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Article: Design Patents"><U><B>Current Article: Design Patents</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="03964643.gif"> <div> <B>HEDMAN & COSTIGAN, P.C.</B></div> <div> Specializing in Intellectual Property Law </div> <bR> <div> Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights</div> <bR> <div> WELCOME<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >... </FONT></div> <bR> <div>            Hedman & Costigan, P.C. is a full service intellectual property law firm.   At H & C, we specialize in all areas of  intellectual property law, both on a domestic level and an international level:</div> <bR> <div>            Patents. Preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, as well as enforcement of patents and infringement defense. In addition, our Firm provides opinions on freedom of operation, patentability, as well as infringement and validity.</div> <bR> <div>            Trademarks.  Filing of trademarks and service marks, as well as protection of trademarks, trade names, trade dress, and dilution and infringement matters.</div> <bR> <div>            Copyrights.  Establishment of copyright protection for artistic and technological works, enforcement of copyrights, and response to infringement.</div> <bR> <div>            Licensing.  Development and negotiation of rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.</div> <bR> <div>            Unfair Competition. Protection and defense of all aspects of unfair competition rights including false designation of origin, false advertising, passing off, trade secret misappropriation, and antitrust.</div> <bR> <div>             At Hedman & Costigan, P.C. we pride ourselves on the responsiveness and personalized attention we provide to all of our clients.  As a smaller firm, we provide individualized, prompt service for all of our clients, regardless of the size of a given client's case.  Yet, given our collective technical and legal experience, we offer nothing short of the highest caliber legal services in the intellectual property industry.</div> <bR> <div>             Our offices are located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, and as such, we are just minutes away from all of the domestic and international gateways to the New York Metropolitan area.  In addition to our centralized location, our facilities enable us to represent even the most distant clients from afar without the client having to commit to time-consuming office visits.</div> <bR> <div>             The services we offer are broad based in nature.  Because each of our attorneys have various areas of expertise, we provide a full spectrum of legal services - whether it is litigation, the filing of patent, trademark or copyright applications or the negotiation of licenses.  In providing such services, we are able to offer the highest quality technical and legal expertise, without the large firm billing rates.  Moreover, our extensive worldwide network of contacts gives us the ability to provide our clients with intellectual property protection literally anywhere in the world.  Accordingly, if one is looking for high quality nationwide and worldwide legal help with the added benefit of personalized service for both individuals and corporations alike, Hedman & Costigan, P.C. can fulfill your needs.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>    <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" FAQs"><U> FAQs</U></A>    <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current Article: Design Patents"><U>Current Article: Design Patents</U></A>    <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Article Archive"><U>Article Archive</U></A>    <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="default_m.htm" TITLE="HEDMAN COSTIGAN, P.C."><U>Return to the top of the page.</U></A>    </div> <div> Copyright, Hedman & Costigan, P.C. 2001-2008. All rights reserved.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>