It is critical that you partner with the right law firm to maximize and protect your intellectual property ("IP") assets, patents being a prime example. Our Patent Law Group has the legal experience, technology training and business savvy you need to help you sustain your position at the forefront of today's extremely competitive high-tech industries. For more information about this practice area, contact:
Our group brings a special blend of technical experience and industry insight to our patent cases. We have more than 60 patent lawyers, patent agents and technology specialists, almost all of whom have engineering or science degrees, including a large number with Ph.D.s or other graduate-level scientific training. Most of our lawyers have been admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; many have practical industry experience as business owners, engineers, senior managers and consultants prior to entering law practice.
We advise clients across a broad range of industries in all aspects of patent law, including patent litigation and dispute resolution, patent prosecution and portfolio development, licensing, technology transfer, negotiation of strategic alliances, and the development and maintenance of patent pools. We advise on leveraging all of an organization's IP, and to that end, we often partner with members of our firmwide IP Group for strategic and particular advice concerning: trademark selection and registration, trade secret protection, privacy and information and technology laws, and copyright counseling.
Industries we regularly serve include: academic centers and research institutions; biotechnology; broadcasting and cable providers; chemical; computer; consumer electronics; and consumer products; cryptography; electronic commerce; traditional and alternative energy; engineering and industrial technologies; entertainment; financial and business services; gaming; health care; Internet; materials science; medical devices; multimedia; networking; new media; pharmaceuticals; publishing; semiconductor; software; telecommunications; video processing; and wireless carriers.
Many members of our group have been recognized as leaders in their field in a variety of well-regarded business and legal publications, such as: Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America; LawDragon's Leading 500 Lawyers; IP Yearbook; Managing IP Magazine's World IP Survey; and SuperLawyers.
What sets us apart is the drive to understand your business and add value at every turn in our relationship with you. Our record of success speaks for itself.
Patent Litigation
Members of our Group were recognized by Chambers USA (2007) for having "synthesized its IP practice in order to offer clients sophisticated expertise and national coverage." Our patent litigators can call upon the resources of our global Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, which includes more than 250 lawyers experienced in trials around the world and in numerous areas of law. Crain's New York (2007) dubbed Proskauer "a litigation powerhouse," and Chambers Europe (2007) described our litigation team as a "strategic and multitalented group which undertakes the full spectrum of litigation from product and professional liability to white collar crime, including arbitration and mediation." Since 2006, Proskauer partners have tried more than 75 cases and arbitrations to award or verdict.
We have a reputation for being technically savvy IP and trial lawyers and for providing highly responsive and strategic client advice. We know the courtroom and the boardroom and can provide the experience and skill set necessary to protect your assets.
Patent Prosecution, Review and Evaluation
We counsel clients with respect to the validity and infringement of competitors' patents, and have an active practice within the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office involving the prosecution of patent applications, filing of re-examinations and reissues, and handling of patent interferences.
We also work closely with our Corporate Department of over 220 lawyers. When lawyers from our Corporate Department are involved in a corporate transaction, such as a merger or acquisition, we help assess the value of a company's patent portfolio and assess risks to the transaction due to third-party patents.
Licensing and Technology Transfer
Proskauer is known as a leader among law firms in the field of licensing and transfer of IP rights in the high-technology and life sciences industries. We counsel technology companies and their investors on issues relating to the protection and enhancement of IP, and have substantial experience in structuring product development and distribution agreements; collaborative research arrangements; cross-licensing agreements; strategic partnerships and joint ventures; advising clients on due diligence issues arising in the context of acquisitions and divestitures; and in resolving IP disputes.
We have worked on virtually every type of licensing and technology transfer transaction, from conventional software license agreements to elaborate global ventures and collaborations.
Patent Pools
We have served as independent patent evaluators for, and have assisted in the formation and operation of, various patent pools for over a decade. We also serve as independent patent evaluators for various programs in development. Our experience and provision of service in this unique area differentiates us from many law firms.
We have counseled clients about the infringement by potential licensees of patents in various pools and participate in discussions with potential licensees to explain why a license for the patents is needed.
We have substantial experience working at the interference between patent law and antitrust law. We have appeared before the EU Director General for Competition as well as the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division in connection with patent pools.
The Right Law Firm
Whatever your patent and IP needs may be, Proskauer is the right choice for you.
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