• Identifying a company's intellectual property.

• Searching issued patents, patent applications and other prior art to determine if the intellectual property is eligible for a patent.

• Determining areas for future Research and Development in the patent "white space". 

• Determining cost effective intellectual property strategies that are consistent with our client's business plans.Deciding whether to protect intellectual property as a trade secret or file for domestic and international protection including patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks.

• Licensing / selling a client's "excess" intellectual property rights to obtain additional income and reduce maintenance costs.

• Licensing intellectual property rights from other companies or universities to fill a clients technology needs.

• Working with the client and an intellectual property attorney to execute the legal aspects of the client's intellectual property strategy.

• Working with clients to ensure that intellectual property rights are not lost by inadvertent disclosure or lack of familiarity with applicable regulations.

• Protecting intellectual property in agreements such as:
  • License agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements (CDA or NDA)
  • Research or development contracts with companies, universities or government agencies 
  • Technology evaluation agreements
  • Teaming agreements
  • Marketing agreements
  • Material transfer agreements

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