What We Can Do For You
A Broad Range of IP Services
Strategic: IP Procurement
- Strategic development, oversight and management of US and foreign patent and trademark portfolios
- Set up, develop and manage patent prosecution practices, whether in-house or at a law firm
- Development of brand protection strategies, including counseling and registration of trade mark, design patents and trade dress
- Trade secret protection and enforcement strategies and programs
- Filing and perfecting rights concerning copyrights, DMCA and Open Source matters
- Advising on selection of specialized prosecution counsel for companies without in-house legal capability
Counseling and Transactions
- Infringement, validity and product clearance/right to use analyses and opinions
- Technology license agreements and negotiations
- IP due diligence investigations for investors, targets or others involved in transactions
- Corporate transactions including advice on asset purchase, clinical research, joint ventures and technology transfer agreements
Competitive IP Strategy
- Creation and analysis of business and product development plans
- IP audits to locate and mine relevant IP rights
- Alignment of IP and business strategies to maximize shareholder value
- Competitive analysis of market trends and competitor actions
- Development of IP enforcement and defensive strategies and programs, including use of latest data analytic techniques
Litigation Services
- Pre-suit investigations, opinions and advisory recommendations
- Enforcing and defending against IP assertions in federal district court, in Section 337 investigations before the US International Trade Commission, and in proceedings at the US Patent & Trademark Office or foreign tribunals, including the European Patent Office
- Post-grant review proceedings at the US Patent & Trademark Office, including inter partesand other post grant reviews, and covered business method patent proceedings.
- Management and oversight of outside litigation counsel for companies without in-house legal capability
- Handling and/or advising on IP-related appeals to the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
- Settlement, mediation and neutral resolution services