Licensing and Transactions

We have helped hundreds of licensees and licensors transfer rights in patents, trademarks, copyrights and other forms of intellectual property. We listen to our clients and remain mindful of their business objectives as we proceed through each licensing transaction.

Expertise in Licensing and Transactions

We have the expertise to assess all intellectual property issues presented by the transaction, including any potential patent misuse and antitrust issues implicated by a licensing arrangement. Our tax experts can help structure royalties and assist in value calculations, while our bankruptcy experts can assist with intellectual property assets in bankruptcy proceedings. Our litigators have handled numerous cases involving licenses.

Employing our legal and technical expertise, we assist clients with technology transfers, whether purchases or sales. In our thorough due diligence review, we evaluate the intellectual property portfolio involved in the transfer, and advise our clients on its value and any potential to create conflict.

Services to Support Mergers & Acquisitions

We also provide clients with a range of services for all stages of the Mergers & Acquisitions process. Our corporate lawyers have represented public and private buyers and sellers, investment bankers, private equity funds and individuals in negotiating merger and acquisition transactions, including several companies in which intellectual property was the key asset in the transaction. Our expertise allows us to structure and manage any type of merger or acquisition from its inception through the negotiation and drafting processes and to counsel our clients concerning any related matters through the closing of the transaction. We perform all of the corporate, intellectual property, tax and securities law aspects of the transaction.