{"id":147,"date":"2018-12-08T19:58:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T19:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/63.247.142.118\/?post_type=services&p=147"},"modified":"2019-09-26T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:07:31","slug":"portfolio-management-liscensing","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/services\/portfolio-management-liscensing\/","title":{"rendered":"PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT & LICENSING"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Portfolio Management & Licensing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PRACTICE GROUP CONTACT: DOUGLAS J. SOROCCO<\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT\n<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A company\u2019s intangible assets are invaluable, and it is vital to properly inventory, assess, and protect those assets.\u00a0 Ensuring that you do not inadvertently infringe the rights of others is equally important, particularly in light of recent lawsuits.\u00a0 We can help you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Our audit practice includes comprehensive review and analysis of all intellectual property assets, procedures, and processes, and extends to competitive landscape audits.\u00a0 Comprehensive audits provide invaluable opportunities to convert information and technological advances into sustaining, income producing assets.\u00a0 We analyze the scope of coverage of our clients\u2019 IP portfolios to align them with current and future business goals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dunlap Codding has advised and represented clients in licensing negotiations and transactional matters since the firm\u2019s founding in 1957.\u00a0 We believe that the foundation for licensing success rests in an approach that combines mutual respect with an unwavering focus on the results to be achieved.\u00a0 Since our ranks include a former Assistant General Counsel who also served as Chief Patent Counsel, we offer clients an in-house perspective on acquiring, managing, and commercializing a business-driven intellectual property portfolio.\u00a0 Another of our attorneys served for several years as the Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Staff Attorney at the University of Oklahoma, responsible for the oversight and management of the University\u2019s patent portfolio in order to maximize the economic impact of those assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

At Dunlap Codding, our licensing attorneys have the technical knowledge, business experience, and legal acumen necessary to understand our clients\u2019 businesses and help them maximize their flexibility and minimize their risks in licensing transactions.\u00a0 We help structure, draft, negotiate, and implement licenses considering the business, patent, and regulatory environments surrounding the transaction.\u00a0 Working with us, our clients understand all their rights and obligations with regard to licenses.\u00a0 We are advocates for our clients in adversarial and collaborative settings, helping them achieve the best possible outcomes.\u00a0 To maintain their skills in this field, lawyers of the firm are members of and have been leaders of the prestigious Licensing Executive Society International (LESI) from its inception.\u00a0 Additionally, one of our lawyers is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our licensing practice includes counseling clients on strategic alliances and joint ventures, on franchise and distribution agreements, and the effective management of goodwill through comprehensive licensing agreements.\u00a0 <\/span>When litigation is necessary in the case of breach of contract, we are there for our clients.<\/span><\/p>

Additional services:<\/span><\/p>

  • Counseling and development of confidentiality non-compete, and nondisclosure agreements<\/span><\/li>
  • Strategic alliances and joint ventures<\/span><\/li>
  • Franchise and distribution agreements<\/span><\/li>
  • Breach of contract litigation<\/span><\/li>
  • Effective management of goodwill through comprehensive licensing agreements<\/span><\/li>
  • Synchronization rights and master use agreements<\/span><\/li>
  • Identification of necessary assignment and work for hire agreements<\/span><\/li>
  • Drafting of key intellectual property agreements including right of publicity, license agreements, assignments, consent agreements, non-disclosure agreements, employment and termination agreements, terms of service, privacy policies and work for hire agreements<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dunlapcodding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}