Abelman, Frayne & Schwab, located in New York City, and established in 1980 is a law firm. It specializes in the protection and enforcement of all forms of intellectual property in the United States. The company employs more than 35 attorneys who specialize in various practice areas, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, distribution contracts, licensing, mergers and acquisitions. It also takes up cases in other areas, such as changes in ownership, entertainment and media law, information technology, Internet law and general litigation. It serves clients from various business areas, including motor vehicles, petroleum, chemicals, alcoholic beverages, entertainment services, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, computers and electronics. It also provides legal services to financial firms, the hotel industry and real estate agencies. The firm also maintains a proprietary computer database for trademark, patent, copyright and domain name records.