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IP Transactions

Overview

Harness IP attorneys handle inbound and outbound IP transactions ranging from a single asset to an entire portfolio. Regardless of the technology or product line, our team delivers the technical depth, legal expertise, and business experience needed to close deals. We advise on the full scope of IP issues that arise in all types of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, licensing, joint ventures, and IP due diligence.

We take the gamble out of your IP transactions, and put the odds on your side. Intellectual property assets are often at the heart of a company’s most important business decisions. Monetization questions regarding intellectual property run the gamut and are often highly complex. If these decisions are made properly, your business prospers. If not, serious problems result that can affect your bottom line. Harness IP routinely helps clients to successfully navigate these dangerous waters.

IP transactions present great opportunities to increase revenue, profitability and market share. Our attorneys know IP transactions inside and out and provide your company with extraordinary competency and peace of mind. Regardless of the technology or product line, Harness IP delivers the technical depth, practical legal expertise and business experience required to close deals in even the most competitive and sophisticated market segments. We advise on the full scope of IP issues that arise in all types of commercial transactions, a sampling of which includes:

  • Acquisitions and dispositions of IP and tech assets
  • Joint ventures and joint development agreements
  • Licensing and technology transactions
  • Research and development agreements
  • IP due diligence
  • Technology, internet and new media agreements

We are known for our particularly good business sense. A number of our partners have served in prominent in-house positions, so we get what it means to be in the business. We partner with our clients and seek to understand the commercial objectives underlying each transaction, as well as the IP component involved in the deal at hand.

We are highly experienced negotiators who, at the onset of the deal, take the time to identify what is important to our client. This allows us to leverage our client’s priorities throughout the transaction. Our negotiation capabilities are consistently effective, and we are frequently called upon to lecture on the art of making the deal to legal and professional groups alike.

Focus Areas

Due Diligence

Harness IP identifies the issues that enable our clients to leverage more favorable and prudent corporate deals. Whether we are called upon to exercise due diligence or seller’s side reverse due diligence, we deliver meticulous, practical, business minded and poignant research and analysis.

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Licensing & Joint Ventures

Harness IP will help you negotiate licensing and joint venture agreements that are favorable to your business, and that protect your long term interest. These agreements represent great opportunities to grow product lines, increase revenue and profitability, as well as to improve shareholder value. Negotiating agreements that produce greater short term results is important. So too, however, is drafting agreements that are balanced and foster long term success with your partner. We are known for drafting agreements that accomplish both objectives.

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Cross Border Transactions

Harness IP is involved in IP transactions around the world. Our international perspective and judgment positions our clients to minimize the risks associated with international business transactions. We are known for our macro perspective when conducting commerce abroad, and are particularly valued by our clients as knowledgeable partners when executing cross border initiatives.

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