Waddey & Patterson, P.C.
THE WADDEY & PATTERSON DIFFERENCE
Maximization of intellectual property value requires a comprehensive analysis and understanding of your business and technology. It also requires an understanding of the costs and likelihood of success in enforcing that I.P. The extensive experience of our attorneys in providing complex strategic counseling in all areas of I.P. allow us to work with you to best protect and position your I.P.
Intellectual property is protected to further the company’s business. We understand the importance of understanding our clients’ business goals. Therefore, we learn your business as well as your technology so that we can tailor your intellectual property program to make you more competitive.
Waddey & Patterson is a midsized firm with low overhead that does not rely upon leveraging numerous associate in order to increase fees. The hourly rates of our senior attorneys are often less than junior attorneys elsewhere.
Because our firm is run in an efficient and cost-conscious manner, our senior attorneys are not incentivized to over staff a matter. This allows you to have the skill and experience of a senior attorney at the cost of a junior attorney. Protecting your intellectual property becomes a more streamlined and value added process.
Given that we are a mid sized intellectual property we are not too small to handle big matters but small enough to provide you with personalized services. This allows us to have the skill and experience to do the things that only larger firms do while making sure that your work does not get lost with a junior associate with little oversight.
CASE STUDY :: HOW W&P ADDS VALUE
For a large corporation, we conducted the due diligence on a potential acquisition. We dealt with the seller's I.P. counsel and patent counsel to obtain critical information to help the client's team analyze the terms of the acquisition. As an example of Waddey & Patterson's efficiency, we conducted an I.P. due diligence call that engaged one attorney from our office, while the seller had on the call five attorneys: two transaction counsel, two IP counsel and one patent counsel.
We have also been able to advise a client that a full Freedom to Operate opinion is not necessary in a non-core business area, by conducting a search for expired prior art covering the subject matter.
For another client, we worked with another company with similar interests, pursuant to a joint defense agreement, to obtain invalidating art and provide our client with an invalidity opinion.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
- IP audit services
- Review of assets to be acquired and documentation for same
- Validity reviews
- Patent citation reviews
- Invention disclosure programs
- Freedom to operate opinions
- Patent and trademark monitoring services
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