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An IP strategy consulting firm, AdvantageIP helps corporations with patent competitive intelligence, monetization and portfolio building.  Our approach is novel:  We apply proven business tools so executives can manage patents as they would any business asset.  On publicly disclosed projects, our clients have reported over $400 million in increased value.  Working closely with your team, we create IP plans in support of business strategies.  Our methodology has been utilized in over 100 projects at companies including GE, Proctor & Gamble, Kodak, Tyco, Honeywell, 3M and Microsoft.  In all projects, we customize and transfer our methodology to your teams.  The result is a collaborative environment where achievements continue beyond the consulting engagement.

www.advantageIP.com

Increasingly, investors seeking financial gain purchase patents to enforce against operating companies.  Armed with millions or even billions of dollars, these adversarial patent holders that make no products (NPEs) seek to disrupt the business operations of innovative technology leaders.  As a trusted advisor to its members, Allied Security Trust provides cooperative efforts to minimize financial risks posed by these NPEs. 

AST annually informs its members of more than 10,000 issued patents being sold on the market. This huge volume is indigestible, even for the largest companies. To focus attention on the small number of patents of potential interest to specific companies, AST classifies every patent by potential product and technology coverage and provides it to members via a proprietary web-based application that facilitates rapid searches and sharing of collective interests.

AST members control every decision they make on patent investment.   No one is better equipped to do so.   AST purchases the portfolios in which one or more members have interest, licenses the funding member(s), and ultimately sells the patents,  returning all proceeds to the funding members.  On average, we have returned to members 94% of the funds they invested.  Our annual fee for participation is $200,000. 

www.alliedsecuritytrust.com

Baker & McKenzie’s Global IP attorneys have been protecting our client’s best assets since 1961, providing premium legal counsel in the areas of:

- patent and trademark prosecution
- global portfolio management
- IP advisory – including transactions, counseling and licensing
- litigation
- global anti-counterfeiting and enforcement -
- unfair competition
- copyrights

At Baker & McKenzie, our award-winning team’s depth and breadth of IP experience is unrivalled in terms of domestic and global IP capabilities.  We act for a number of the best known IP owners in a variety of industry areas. Our reputation as a powerhouse among our competitors is validated by our network of over 470 dedicated IP attorneys across 40 countries who work cohesively to deliver quality service to our clients.  With an international mindset and local jurisdictional knowledge, our attorneys are the ultimate “go to” counsel for IP matters.

www.bakermckenzie.com

Black Hills IP provides outsourced IP legal support services from its headquarters in Rapid City, South Dakota. Their legal support services include intellectual property docketing, paralegal, proofreading and annuity management.

Black Hills IP employs only U.S.-based paralegals, ensuring that you can reach them any time during regular American business hours. Completing the work in the U.S. ensures confidentiality and eliminates export control issues.

They also utilize advanced automation software to make paralegal work more accurate, efficient and cost-effective.  As a result, Black Hills IP performs services faster, with fewer errors and more economically than a law firm or in-house legal department.­

www.blackhillsip.com

Cardinal IP is a 100% U.S. owned and operated research and software development company that provides the following services:

Invention Services

• - IDEAS™ - invention disclosure management platform; facilitated IP brainstorming; accelerated evaluation and preparation services

Portfolio Management Services

• - IP Workflow Consulting & Strategy; IP Project Control™ - full lifecycle docketing platform; business process outsourcing including paralegal and research support

Patent Assertion Services

• - Assertion Studies; SCORE™ - litigation/licensing opportunity and risk assessment platform

Strategic Investment Services

• - Due diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions; IP valuations

Competitive IP Monitoring Services

• - Patentscape™ - landscape management and review platform; PatentWatch™ - active landscape monitoring; automated PAIR alerts

Defensive Services

• - Invalidity search; freedom to operate/clearance search; risk assessment

Patent Search Services

• - The USPTO has contracted Cardinal IP to conduct PCT searches and prepare preliminary opinions; expert preparation of Invalidity, Patentability, Infringement, Clearance, Landscape, and Accelerated Examination searches; depending on search type, results available in 2-9 business days; rush service available.

Trademark Search Services

• - Standard Trademark search coverage includes registered and pending US Federal and State Trademarks as well as common law sources.  CIP is typically able to provide trademark searches within 1-3 business days.

www.cardinal-ip.com

CONSOR Intellectual Asset Management provides intellectual property and intangible asset analysis in the areas of valuation, litigation consulting and expert testimony, licensing strategies, and business transactions.  For more than two decades, we have been called upon by corporations, IP managers and counsel to consult on a wide range of intellectual property issues related to trademarks, brands, patents, technology, and other intangible assets controlled by businesses.

As valuation experts, we are able to determine the value of intellectual property in any context, including; mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax, ownership disputes and litigation. Our understanding of the diversity of intangible assets allows us to uncover overlooked sources of value to ensure that any company’s full IP portfolio is considered.

CONSOR’s expert witnesses specialize in the valuation of economic damages, infringement analysis and licensing customs and practices.  Our experts are able to clearly explain complex analyses to a judge or jury in simple terms based on practical real world experience.

Our licensing specialists provide brand consulting, licensing alignment and strategy, negotiation support, royalty rate determination and allocation, and program implementation.  For multiple organizations we have developed and implemented strategies to minimize risk while maximizing value over the long term.
CONSOR provides intellectual property transaction services in the areas of asset disposition, mergers and acquisitions, securitization and monetization, joint ventures, transfer pricing, IP holding companies, and intellectual property tax issues.  We are experienced in identifying and analyzing assets with value and managing transactions effectively.

www.consor.com

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with nearly 500 lawyers representing clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory, and transactional matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity. The firm has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Anchorage, London, and Brussels.

www.crowell.com

Dorsey is the largest law firm headquartered in Minneapolis.  Dorsey was founded by two lawyers in 1912, and has grown to include nearly 575 lawyers in 19 offices.  Our Intellectual Property Practice is subdivided into three distinct groups: (1) Patent (2) Trademark, and (3) IP Litigation.  The Patent Group is comprised of 36 lawyers skilled in technical fields, with many holding PhD and other graduate degrees.  Our clients hail from a number of different industries and include Micron, Samsonite, Apple, UnitedHealth Group, Hunter Douglas and Land O'Lakes.  This year, the group was  ranked by IAM Magazine as one of the top 20 US law firms for the overal quality of its US patents.

Clients rely on Dorsey’s Trademark Group to select, protect and enforce trademarks, copyrights and domain names.  Clients include IEEE, Target, Water Pik, Gander Mountain and MasterCard.  We are regularly named as one of the top trademark law firms by CSC Trademark Insider.

Dorsey’s IP litigators have won cases in courts around the country.  Dorsey is one of only seven firms listed as “Top Ranked Primary IP and IP Litigation” firms by BTI Consulting Group in 2009.  Clients include Cisco Systems, Toshiba, Proctor & Gamble and the Mosaic Company.

www.dorsey.com

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto has grown to about 175 attorneys practicing all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, and trade secrets.  Our practice covers the spectrum of intellectual property services, including applying for patent and trademark protection, litigation, appeals, interferences, alternative dispute resolution, licensing, opinions, corporate transactions and due diligence.  In addition to superior legal qualifications, the majority of our attorneys hold scientific degrees and many also have substantial industry experience.  Fitzpatrick prosecutes more than twice as many patents as any other New York-based firm.  Our clients do business in a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, biotechnology, computers, information technology, electronics, medical devices, optics, medical imaging, transportation, telecommunications, finance, food and e-Commerce.  Our offices in New York, Washington D.C. and Orange County, California, serve a diverse national and international clientele from Fortune 500 companies to Internet start-ups. Founded in 1971, we have continually kept pace with the complex world of new technologies and the strategies required for protecting knowledge, vision and ideas. 

www.fchs.com

GTC Law Group is a boutique firm founded on the belief that IP interests should be a focus, and not an afterthought, in every business transaction. Our professionals have exceptional credentials and extensive experience focused in the following IP-centric practice areas:

• - Mergers & acquisitions, IP due diligence, IP valuation and code-focused diligence
• - Patent strategy, including portfolio development, defensive strategy, and patent acquisition and monetization transactions
• - Cross-border IP transactions
• - Licensing, outsourcing, joint ventures and other IP-related commercial agreements
• - Data protection and privacy
• - Brand management and copyright protection and exploitation
• - Internet monetization and IP strategies

Industry-leading technology companies rely on GTC for high-stakes, strategic IP work. Our clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, technology start-ups, private equity and venture capital firms, artists, and industry consortia in the software, hardware, consumer electronics, telecommunications, industrial, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, Internet, media & entertainment, and energy sectors.

At GTC, we believe that creating, acquiring, managing, and monetizing IP are strategic functions that should serve business strategy. We combine expert legal counsel and business insight with innovative approaches and proprietary methodologies to help our clients achieve their strategic business outcomes.

www.gtclawgroup.com

Innography® delivers a comprehensive, online intellectual property business intelligence application that enables companies of all types and sizes to achieve the optimal return on their IP investments.  By correlating patent and trademark data with financial, litigation and other key business information, Innography instantly generates a variety of unique visualizations so users reduce the time it takes to perform IP research by 10x and reduce associated legal expenditures by 25%.  As a result, they can get products to market faster, uncover new and more lucrative revenue sources, keep better track of competitors, preempt and counter litigation claims, and stay on top of additional IP-associated functions.

www.innography.com

Kilpatrick Townsend is a multi-practice international law firm with nearly 650 attorneys in 18 offices in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Washington, Dubai, Stockholm, Taipei and Tokyo. Kilpatrick Townsend's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. We provide clients with unsurpassed legal representation in the following areas:

- Intellectual Property: The full complement of IP procurement, counseling and litigation   
- Litigation: Including insurance recovery, environmental, complex business litigation and technology 
- Technology Transactions: Outsourcing, licensing and joint venture agreements   
- Business and Finance: Including mergers and acquisitions, tax, real estate and capital markets   
- Construction & Infrastructure: All aspects of transactions and litigation   
- Employment Benefits, Labor & Employment: Counseling, benefits and litigation

Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

www.kilpatricktownsend.com

Kirkland & Ellis' Intellectual Property Law Practice is one of the oldest such practices in a full-service firm in the country, having been an integral part of Kirkland since 1925.  Located in the Firm's Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. offices, Kirkland has more than 270 intellectual property lawyers who are experienced in a variety of technical disciplines and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  Approximately 75 percent of the lawyers are engineers and scientists trained with degrees and professional backgrounds in technical areas.  Kirkland’s patent litigation attorneys try patent infringement cases before juries, judges, arbitrators and the International Trade Commission, and argue appellate cases at the Federal Circuit.  Our experience in venues where IP cases are most often litigated is extensive.

www.kirkland.com

Kunzler IP was founded in 2000 by Brian C. Kunzler, who was quickly joined by other veteran attorneys who brought a broad range of experience.  The firm is dedicated to providing top-quality, innovative, results-oriented intellectual property law solutions focused on the needs of each client, adapted to the client’s financial situation, and utilizing every existing and emerging legal and technological tool available. We have steadily grown to include four partners and a total of 15 registered patent attorneys, attorneys, patent agents, and technical consultants with a high level of experience and expertise.  The firm represents clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-tech startups and individual inventors.

Our attorneys begin every project by working with the client to clearly articulate the problem to be solved, the desired result, the financial constraints, and the options and risks to develop a highly focused, results-oriented approach.  We provide patent prosecution and litigation services.  We provide a full range of trademark and copyright services, from licensing and registration to counseling and analysis. We have special expertise in combating product counterfeiters and in Internet domain name issues, and represent clients in all stages of disputes, from litigation avoidance to arbitration to complex, high-stakes court proceedings.

www.kunzlerIP.com

Minesoft provides a suite of patent based search, analysis, and distribution tools used by information specialists, lawyers, paralegals, licensing executives and business analysts from leading corporations, law firms and consulting firms.

Of particular interest to corporations is the unique tool custom built for knowledge capture, sharing and alerting that is adding value to patent information that, until now, has either been impossible, or too expensive and labor intensive to implement. This provides the capabilities to "flatten", share, and prevent the loss of valuable technical knowledge.

www.minesoft.com

Navigant is a specialized, global expert services firm dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the face of critical business risks and opportunities.  The vigorous protection of intellectual assets through assertion and defense of ownership rights is critical to business strategy.  Retaining an experienced and credible expert can make all the difference in achieving the desired outcome in the dispute resolution process.  Navigant’s IP practice offers deep industry and technical knowledge and an extensive and successful track record in handling damages and other economic issues in IP disputes of every scope and size.  Our experts have deep industry knowledge and extensive technical expertise in accounting, economics, valuation, finance, tax, statistics, engineering, and information technology capabilities.  The combination enables Navigant to develop theories and models to address or rebut the full range of damages issues, including lost profits, reasonable royalties, unjust enrichment, and diminution in value, among others.

www.navigant.com

Nordic Patent Institute is an international PCT authority based on co-operation between the national patent offices of Denmark, Norway and Iceland. The operation is based on cooperation between the three patent offices of the contracting states and the exploitation of their 150 highly qualified patent examiners.

Besides being PCT authority Nordic Patent Institute offers customized search and analysis services for international customers.

As you consider your prior art searching needs, please keep in mind that Nordic Patent Institute are Credible (a PCT Authority), Competent (our examiners are highly qualified), Quick (reports delivered in a few weeks), and reasonable ($200 per hour for our examiners, their skills, and the databases). And you are provided with a firm quote before any work begins.

www.npi.int

Osler is home to “a spectacular IP department.” Our top ranked Intellectual Property team is renowned for its diverse strengths including excellence in IP litigation, expertise and innovation in Patent and Trade-mark Prosecution, portfolio advising and management, and unmatched experience in helping realize the value of IP portfolios in mergers, reorganizations and other business transactions.  Osler’s Intellectual Property team is also “one of the most sought after teams in Canada for general IP litigation” – notably, three members of the team are among a select group of Canada’s “top cross-border litigators.” This international reputation for excellence in Canadian IP litigation has been built on our winning trial record representing some of the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical companies, technology, biotech, life science, electronics, consumer products, entertainment, sports, food services, franchise, and many other international and domestic innovators in resolving their ongoing patent, copyright and trademark disputes in Canada.  Clients, large and small, come to us initially for our deep legal knowledge, counsel and scientific and technical expertise, but they recommend us constantly to colleagues and other professionals because we offer: unmatched responsiveness, accessibility and service, meticulous and efficient management of matters, corporate experience and IP Technology.  Osler’s Intellectual Property Department offers IP expertise and service across a breadth of specialty areas, with significant expertise in areas as diverse as bio-technology, aeronautics, chemistry, and mechanical, chemical and software engineering.

www.osler.com

Questel has been focusing on its core business, Intellectual Property since its inception in the early 70’s. We provide a suite of leading-edge patent and industrial design services to researchers, lawyers, scientists, and competitive intelligence professionals. Known for the largest databases collections in the world, we also offer a wide array of tools for searching, mapping, watching, archiving and sharing information, as well as analyzing and managing IP portfolios.  All our services are available from our portal orbit.com.

www.questel.com

Shook, Hardy & Bacon is a global complex litigation firm of over 500 attorneys.   SHB’s Intellectual Property Practice includes nearly 70 attorneys who exclusively practice in this highly specialized area of the law. Our IP litigation group regularly handles patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases, as well as trade secret violation cases, in state and federal courts throughout the country. Our litigators have obtained trial verdicts for clients such as Sprint Nextel, Nike, Cerner Corporation, Garmin and Coca-Cola.  Our prosecution group is experienced in the procurement of domestic and foreign patents, as well as offering opinion preparation and strategic counseling. Our prosecutors also are skilled at evaluating patent landscapes and providing third party portfolio analyses.  Our Intellectual Property Practice represents a broad variety of multinational and U.S. companies doing business internationally. In addition, our firm has over 125 technical analysts with a wide range of advanced science and engineering degrees who are team members on almost every case and project within our IP practice.  These analysts provide our lawyers with up-to-date technical expertise and industry experience. Our low-cost analysts provide SHB with a technical and value advantage over other firms.

www.shb.com

The Patent Pro is represented by Robert Lelkes, a European patent attorney and registered US patent attorney with more than twenty years' experience, Robert Lelkes provides quality assured chemical patent service before the European Patent Office and US PTO. 

Responding to current corporate budget concerns: 

• Entry into the European regional phase is available for a flat € 600.- service fee.  Patent prosecution services are available for a fixed flat rate of € 350 per quarter.
  
  
• Filing an opposition to a European patent is available for a flat € 800 service fee.   European patent opposition services are available for fixed flat rate of € 750 per quarter.
  
  
• When desired, Mr. Lelkes files oppositions against European patents in the name of a surrogate legal entity created solely for the purpose of opposing the patent.  Confidentiality is assured throughout the pendency of the proceedings.  

Mr. Lelkes has successfully argued cases before the EPO Boards of Appeal, USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences, the EPO Opposition Division, the EPO Examination Division and various USPTO art units for chemical companies ranging from Fortune 50 to mid-sized specialty chemical companies. 

www.thepatentpro.com

ThinkFire is a full service intellectual property advisory, brokerage and licensing services firm. Our mission is to help global technology companies and other intellectual property owners develop and execute IP strategies that maximize the return on their investment in IP. Since our founding in 2001, ThinkFire has helped clients realize over $1 billion of value from their IP assets.

www.thinkfire.com

As the world’s leading provider of global legal support services, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) has supported the IP requirements of every Am Law 200 firm and the majority of Fortune 500 corporate legal departments. These organizations trust TLS because we offer an independently certified quality management system, 24-hour client service, and the fastest turnarounds in the industry.

Our full array of legal support solutions includes digital forensics and collections, e-discovery services, web-based hosting and review, translation services, court reporting, reprographics, legal staffing, and more. Any of these services can be utilized independently or seamlessly combined to create a customized, turnkey solution for IP professionals. Our global network of rigorously tested and certified IP experts includes highly qualified legal translators and patent agents with backgrounds in technical fields such as biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics. Whether you require patent translation for in-country filings or a court reporter for international IP litigation, TLS can provide the ideal combination of services to reduce costs and protect your valuable intellectual assets.
 
www.transperfectlegal.com

Unycom has provided Enterprise Software Solutions for Intellectual Property Management to some of the world's largest and most innovative companies for more than 10 years. Our Integrated IP Management System (IPMS) comprehensively tracks and supports all activities related to the development, maintenance and utilization of large IP portfolios.
The main IPMS modules include IP Docketing, IP Asset Management, IP Business Intelligence, and the IP Portal. In short, we provide the software foundation for running your global IP organization.

www.unycom.com

Verisign enables companies and consumers all over the world to connect online with confidence.  The company provides the indispensable infrastructure and network services that make the Internet fast, safe and reliable. Verisign’s mission is to deliver flawless network performance to enable the full potential of the Internet.  The company manages the connections to more than 110 million domain names and processes more than 60 billion queries daily without fail, despite thousands of attacks on its network. Verisign’s network has delivered 100 percent operational accuracy and stability for 13 years.  And its people have unparalleled experience and world-class expertise in Internet infrastructure and threat intelligence, and are driving improvements in tomorrow’s Internet.

www.verisigninc.com