Three disciplines.
One purpose.
Like the triquetra — three interlocking, overlapping areas of practice, each reinforcing the others. And the science connects them all.
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IP Strategy & Portfolio Development
We help life-science companies build, maintain, and leverage patent portfolios that align with their business objectives — from first filing through landscape analysis, due diligence, and exit. Our partners understand how IP strategy integrates with R&D timelines, regulatory milestones, and commercial goals.
Whether you are an early-stage company crafting your first patent strategy or a mature organization preparing for a transaction, we provide the senior-level counsel that keeps your portfolio aligned with the science, your business goals, and the market.
CAPABILITIES
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Patent portfolio development and prosecution oversight
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Landscape analyses
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IP due diligence for financings, M&A, and collaborations
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Patent lifecycle management and continuation strategy
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Competitive intelligence and design-around counseling
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Fractional Chief IP Counsel engagements
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Licensing & Transactions
We structure and negotiate inbound and outbound licenses, collaboration agreements, university technology transfers, and the IP provisions embedded in equity investments and royalty transactions. Our partners have been lead IP negotiators on more than $1.5 billion in transactions spanning AI/ML drug discovery, biologics, and small-molecule therapeutics.
We bring an operator's perspective to deal-making — having sat on both sides of the table as outside counsel, in-house executives, and investment principals. We draft terms that work in practice, not just on paper.
CAPABILITIES
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Inbound and outbound patent licenses
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Collaboration and co-development agreements
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University and research institution tech transfers
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IP provisions in venture, equity, and royalty transactions
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Joint venture and consortium IP frameworks
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Post-deal IP governance and dispute resolution clauses
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Litigation & Disputes
We provide litigation support and strategic consultation — working alongside other law firms or directly with clients to manage IP disputes, US Patent Office proceedings, mediations and arbitrations. We help the teams that try cases by translating the science, writing briefs, preparing witnesses, and presenting difficult concepts to judges and juries.
Our partners have decades of experience in patent, trade secret, and other IP-focused cases in federal courts across the country. We bring that experience to bear as co-counsel, consulting experts, or strategic advisors helping clients manage their disputes.
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Co-counsel and litigation support engagements
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Science translation and technical brief writing (trial and appellate)
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Expert witness identification and coordination
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Jury and bench trial presentations
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IPR, PGR, and post-grant review strategy and consultation
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Case management guidance and law firm oversight for clients
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Federal Circuit appellate strategy and briefing support