Counseling

In today’s competitive environment, our clients look to us to assist them in developing and implementing a strategic plan to insure success in every phase of their technology development and business cycle. We work closely with our clients throughout this cycle, including identifying protectable developments, procurement of intellectual property rights, licensing, enforcement, and defense of these rights from potential infringement. We partner with our clients in formulating creative and flexible plans of action that maximize value by coordinating business objectives with domestic and international intellectual property strategies. Insightful advice on the available options for protection and exploitation position our clients to make well-informed decisions and develop strong intellectual property portfolios that protect their businesses.

Our clients also take advantage of the breadth and depth of the experience of our attorneys to become informed about the intellectual property landscape. The firm provides counseling to clients designing both offensive and defensive strategies. These may include assessment of competitors’ activities for purposes of evaluating the strength and scope of their intellectual property protection and identifying potential weaknesses or opportunities, and acquisition of intellectual property for generation of revenue or to enjoin others in critical market areas. Our attorneys, skilled in various technologies and experienced in the nuances of the patent and business environment, are able to provide our clients well-respected opinions on issues such as freedom-to-operate (clearance), patent validity and infringement.

We provide strategic advice and assessment of the value of assets for mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. Thorough due-diligence inquiries address the particular concerns of the transaction relating to intellectual property issues, including value and strength of a patent portfolio, ownership issues, litigation outcome evaluation and any special concerns relating to patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights.