IP Management Consulting

• IP strategies and infrastructure support
• Patent portfolio management
• IP landscaping and mapping for focused R&D counseling

IP Data Analysis & Search

• Big data analysis of technology trends and competitors’ activities
• Validity analysis and prior art search 
• Freedom to operate search

IP Valuation

• Asset Valuation and monetization
• Royalty assessment

Employee Invention

• Advice on Regulatory compliance
• Strategies to secure ownership in work-for-hire inventions

Tailored IP Training

• Global IP defense strategies (US/China/EU - IP discovery and litigation strategies)
• IP professional training (patent search & analysis, IP portfolio management, IP contracts, etc.)
• Leveraging IP strategies to support successful businesses

List of Technical Specializations and Industries Served

• Automotive, Aerospace & Transportation
• Consumer Products
• Materials & Metallurgy
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biotechnology & Life Sciences 
• Chemicals & Agrochemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Electrical & Semiconductors
• Software, Computers & Business Methods
• Gaming & Entertainment
• Telecommunications & ICT
• Energy & Renewables
• Healthcare & Medical devices
• Foods & Cosmetics

Design and Setup of an IP Management and Counseling System

• Counseled companies in IP portfolio management systems and strategies to prepare for potential global IP litigation defense and/or enforcement projects 
• Counseled medium sized companies on internal IP work processes and evaluation systems
• Counseled large companies in setting up an IP management organization

IP Data Analysis & Search

• Successfully defended Company A in a German Patent infringement lawsuit by invalidating asserted patent with prior art patent uncovered by a prior art search
• Successfully settled a U.S. Patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of Company C by submitting a prior art reference found in our invalidity search
• Advised chemical company C in setting up technology roadmap based on our search and analysis of technologies and patents held by competitors.

IP Transaction/Licensing

• Provided IP acquisition strategy for business competitiveness
• Counseled large Korean companies in international licensing
• Counseled startup Korean companies in licensing negotiation with foreign licensees or licensors.
• Counseled small-sized Korean companies in patent sale negotiations with foreign purchasers.

Technology-Oriented M&A Consulting

• Conducted a search for candidate M&A target companies which can provide synergy to our client’s business and counsel our client in data analysis and on-site interview to assess technical competitiveness and associated technical and legal risks.

Tailored IP Training

• Design and provide lectures to executives and senior management of conglomerates
• Design and provide training sessions on best practices to IP management personnel of large companies