IP Licensing & Acquisitions

Intellectual property rights are the economic engine that drives innovation and investment. Those rights are essential to the birth and growth of new markets, businesses and products, and constitute critical business assets that startups and global conglomerates alike leverage to maximum competitive advantage. Our acquisitions and licensing attorneys keep the innovation ecosystem humming by crafting agreements that help create that leverage while ensuring the needs and objectives of our clients are fully met.

Our clients and their customers demand products that are ever better, faster and cheaper. Open innovation and technology transfer can provide our clients with opportunities to acquire the next big thing and keep them ahead of their competition. We guide clients in this area by developing strategies, tactics and tools to acquire the third-party IP rights which are essential to gain a competitive advantage.

Longstanding clients know our attorneys as capable and business-savvy negotiators, with a keen interest in their technologies and markets. We work hard to understand the business, goals and challenges of each client, and build transaction strategies to reach the best outcome. Throughout the process, we regularly provide our clients with business-oriented solutions that deliver optimal protection without sacrificing the completion of a deal.