Experience
Represented a Privately Held Software Company Through an Asset Sale
We supported the sole-owner of a privately held software company in the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets to a private equity portfolio company in an add-on acquisition. The total potential valuation was approximately $25 million, including cash, rollover equity and earn outs. We navigated from LOI through closing, including due diligence, disclosure schedules, ancillary documentation and consents.
NPE Experience
We have defended clients in challenges to their patents from a wide variety of NPEs. Several representative examples of patents we have defended are below:
- Cascades Publishing Innovation, LLC: U.S. Patent 8386484
- Data Speed Technology LLC: US Patent 5,867,686 – High speed real-time information storage system
- eTagz: US Patent 7,503,502 – Computer readable hang tag and product
- eTagz: US Patent 7,703,686 – Consumer computer-readable product label apparatus and method
- eTagz: US Patent 6,298,332 – CD-Rom product label apparatus and method
- eWatch: US Patent 6,970,183 – Multimedia surveillance and monitoring system including network configuration
- Helfrich Patent Licensing: Various US Patents related to mobile device technology
- Honeywell International, Inc.: Various US Patents related to bar code and QR code technology
- Infinite Data, LLC: US Patent 5,790,530 – Message passing multiprocessor system)
- Innovatio IP Ventures: Various US Patents related to local area network radio frequencies and multiple channel wireless access
- Lemolson Foundation: Various US Patents relating to bar code technologies
- Lodsys: US Patent 7,222,078 – Interactive applications (smartphone apps)
- Mobile Logistics: Various US Patents related to transportation yard management systems
- MPHJ (formerly Project Paperless): Various US Patents related to computer architecture and document management
- Pragmatus Telecom, LLC: US Patent 6,322,231 – Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via customer contract channel changing system using voiceover IP)
- Round Rock: Various US Patents related to radio frequency identification
- TPQ Development LLC: US Patent 5,412,730 – Encrypted data transmission system employing means for randomly altering the encryption keys)
- US Ethernet Innovations: Various US Patents related to Ethernet connections and point of sale
- Wireless Media: Various US Patents related to transportation yard management systems
- You Technology, Inc.: Various US Patents related to biometric technology
IP Clearance
Assisting client with ongoing analysis of competitor's patents; Development of design-around and invalidity strategies
Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Our firm worked with a large company in the high technology industry in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications related to numerous technologies in its IP portfolio.
Patent Preparation and Prosecution
Our firm worked with a large company in the high technology industry in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications related to numerous technologies in its IP portfolio.
University Advanced Research Agreements
We represent an automotive manufacturer in negotiating and completing numerous university advanced research agreements and cooperative research and development agreements, in which we leveraged a unique combination of Intellectual Property and Corporate transactional experience.