In our Joint Venture Agreements, we typically:
- determine the parties of interest and purpose of the agreement;
- offer advice on the most suitable type of joint venture to set-up; and
- prepare the appropriate documentation together with the legal work that is required for the establishment of the joint venture including recordation of the joint venture with the USPTO.
In our Reviews Relating to Licensing Negotiations, we typically:
- determine your objectives and potential licensing options;
- offer advice on potential negotiation “tactics”;
- provide support during initial and substantive negotiations; and
- prepare and/or review contract documents.
In our Patent History Review Service, we typically:
- determine your objectives;
- collect all pertinent documents prepared by the patent office and the applicant during patent prosecution (i.e., an official file wrapper);
- analyze the history of the patent to obtain; status of patent or patent application, history of claim revisions, and identify key actions that took place between patent office and the applicant; and
- prepare a report of the findings (this review can be a part of validity search, freedom to operate study and others).
In our Informal Defensive Patent Infringement Investigations, we typically:
- review competitor allegations of patent infringement;
- determine your objectives and potential options;
- investigate competitor positions;
- offer advice on potential “tactics” to seek rapid resolution; and
- coordinate subsequent interactions with competitor.
In our Informal Offensive Patent Infringement Investigations, we typically:
- determine your objectives and potential options; and
- coordinate appropriate interactions with competitor (see also, preparing a letter to an infringer);
In preparing a letter to an infringer, we typically:
- determine your objectives and potential options; and
- prepare appropriate letter to competitor.
We provide many other Intellectual-Property Law services, including:
- Invalidation Searches
- State of the Art Searches
- Right-to-Use/Freedom to Operate Searches
- IP Due Diligence
- Competitor Analysis
- Identifying Licensing/Infringement Opportunities
- Portfolio Review
- Corporate Training
