Startups and emerging growth need access to sophisticated IP counsel who have intimate knowledge of their business objectives, and experience in all phases of IP development to help create exclusive positions that will attract investors and partners.
Hiring such in-house or paying big law outside counsel rates is often prohibitive.
Capital IP Law Group can bridge the gap by providing sophisticated IP advice tailored to your company’s needs at reasonable rates and on retainer and/or flexible arrangements.
The strategies typically involve creating offensive and defensive IP strategies based on a number of the specific services below:
Counseling
Infringement, validity and product clearance/right to use analyses and opinions.
IP due diligence investigations for investors, targets or others involved in transactions.
Startups and emerging growth need access to sophisticated IP counsel who have intimate knowledge of their business objectives, and experience in all phases of IP development to help create exclusive positions that will attract investors and partners.
Hiring such in-house or paying big law outside counsel rates is often prohibitive.
We can bridge the gap by providing sophisticated IP advice tailored to your company’s needs at reasonable rates and on retainer and/or flexible arrangements.
Pre-suit investigations, opinions and advisory recommendations.
Manage outside counsel and/or assist in-house counsel in enforcing and defending
against IP assertions in federal district court and in proceedings at the US Patent &
Trademark Office or foreign tribunals, including the European Patent Office.
Post-grant review proceedings at the US Patent & Trademark Office, including inter
partes and other post grant reviews, and covered business method patent
proceedings.
Handling and/or advising on IP-related appeals to the Federal Circuit and U.S.
Supreme Court.
Settlement, mediation and neutral resolution services.
Strategic development, oversight and management of US and foreign patent and trademark portfolios.
Set up, develop and manage patent prosecution practices, whether in-house or at a law firm (that we can help select and manage).
Development of brand protection strategies, including counseling and registration of trademark, design patents and trade dress.
Trade secret protection and enforcement strategies and programs.
Filing and perfecting rights concerning copyrights, DMCA and Open-Source matters.
Advising on selection of specialized prosecution counsel for companies without in-house legal capability.
Assess patent portfolios in consultation with in-house scientific and business development teams to evaluate global scope of potential market exclusivity and alignment with company objectives.
Identify and evaluate potential freedom to operate (FTO) issues using state of the art patent analytic tools.
Develop exclusivity and IP strategies to enhance competitive value and manage FTO risk.
Develop offensive and defensive enforcement strategies and licensing programs.
Negotiate various technology-related transactions including acquisitions, R&D collaborations, joint ventures, IP licenses, clinical trial and sponsored research agreements, CRADAs and the like.
Assist in planning and managing technology transactions.