Intellectual Property

Our Technology practice advises clients on IP (predominantly trademark, trade secret, and patent), licensing, regulatory strategy, distribution and partnership deals, entity formation. We are experts at overcoming asymmetric bargaining power scenarios, when a startup is dancing with large enterprises or a company must deal with a bureaucratic oligopolist.

Patents

We help startups and enterprises protect their innovations with patent portfolios strategically crafted to be strong and defensible. Specializing in software, AI, robotics, electrical engineering, and cryptography, we combine deep legal expertise with AI-powered tools to streamline the patent process from invention discovery to prosecution. Our innovative approach ensures higher-quality patents that stand up to scrutiny, empowering businesses to safeguard their ideas and build lasting competitive advantages.

Trademarks

We are trademark law specialists dedicated to protecting your brand’s most valuable asset: its identity. We expertly prosecute new trademarks, aggressively defend against trademark violations, and help entrepreneurs develop distinctive, legally protectable names that capture the essence of their business vision. With our strategic guidance and deep intellectual property expertise, we transform your creative ideas into legally secured brand foundations that drive business success.

Licensing

Our team has decades of experience working with technology licensors and licensees, ranging from tiny startups to massive public companies. We have been on all sides of technology licensing transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and technology sales.  We have particularly deep expertise related to software licensing, hardware licensing, data licensing, and financial technology.