Not exact matches
This section includes guides to economic analysis and forecasts and
related financial and economic data; cost of living, consumer price index, and inflation data; bond yields and interest rates; cost of equity capital and
related information such as equity risk premiums and size premiums; and royalty rates and license fees for intangible
assets and intellectual property such as
patents and trademarks.
Mr. Gatto's practice is national and international, and it encompasses a full range of IP and technology issues, including:
patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation; counseling and technology transactions; developing and implementing IP strategies to protect and to monetize IP
assets; creating and implementing corporate IP programs; conducting IP audits; conducting complex
patent prosecution, including
patent appeals, interferences, Inter Partes Review (IPRs), reissues and protests; handling
patent enforcement issues, including licensing and litigation; negotiating and drafting technology agreements; conducting IP due diligence in and negotiating IP aspects of mergers, acquisitions and financings; rendering opinions concerning the infringement, validity and enforceability of
patents; handling trademark prosecution, domain name, copyright and trade secret matters; handling IP aspects of employment issues; advising clients on legal issues associated with open source software including open source
patent issues, licensing, open source compatibility issues, indemnity issues and developing and implementing corporate policies on use of open source software; advising clients on the legality of cutting edge Internet business methods and technology; and advising clients on computer law issues such as computer fraud and abuse and SPAM -
related issues.
In a «hybrid» intellectual property license including
patents and
related IP assents with longer or no term, structuring royalties with a step down in effective rate upon
patent expiration, but requiring the payment of a somewhat lower post-expiration royalty for
related IP
assets, such as trade secrets.
Peter also provides advice
relating to the management and exploitation of intellectual property
assets, including
patent and trade mark portfolios, and he has extensive experience of providing non-infringement and freedom to operate opinions in heavily
patented fields.
performing due diligence and negotiating
asset purchase agreements in corporate acquisitions
relating to
patents and other intellectual property
The firm's IP attorneys are skilled at effectively leveraging
patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret -
related assets to build, monetize, and protect client intellectual property portfolios.
More than half the 406 blockchain
related patents last year were filed by China as the market for securing software for digital
assets boomed last year.