Patent Portfolio Management

Overview

Our attorneys, technical specialists, and patent agents integrate scientific and engineering knowledge gained from leading research institutions, sector-specific insights gathered in boardrooms around the world, and progressive legal solutions shaped by experience in working with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Our team, more than 75 percent of whose members have advanced STEM degrees, offers patent portfolio management legal services from the inception of an idea through its monetization, providing counsel about patentability, freedom-to-operate, and data-driven preparation and prosecution of applications.

We work with an expansive network of international associates to protect the inventions of world-renowned academic and research institutions, Nobel laureates, emerging growth organizations, and multinational corporations on a global scale.

Representative experience

• Provide a range of patent portfolio management and technology transfer services to leading academic institutions and healthcare systems, such as Boston University, California Institute of Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Harvard University, University of Southern California, and Vanderbilt University, among others.
• Build and manage the US patent portfolio for Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (SEL), a Japan-based company that engages in the research and development of crystalline thin film integrated circuits, liquid crystal and organic electroluminescent displays, semiconductor thin film transistors, solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, oxide semiconductors, and wireless elements. 
• Represent Enovis on IP matters related to orthopedic technology for surgical reconstruction of the shoulder, knee, ankle, and hip, focusing on the implant technology and augmented reality surgical guidance systems that help surgeons achieve optimum results.

Recognition

• Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm for Patent Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®.