For clients looking to build or expand upon their base of intellectual property, IPEngine supports both program development and execution.

Patent portfolio strategy – ensures alignment between business goals and patent strategy, establishes criteria for guiding invention assessment, identifies gaps to be built via acquisition, etc.  IPEngine takes a data-driven approach to developing strategy, leveraging its suite of research services to assess the current portfolio, competitive landscape, etc.

Acquisition/in-licensing support – augments internal innovation with appropriate acquisition/licensing of intellectual property designed to strengthen internal assets, defend against external threats, etc.  IPEngine can help guide strategy and offers a full range of research services to support the identification and execution of appropriate transactions.

Patent “Prep and Pros” – IPEngine works with clients to augment their internal resources in building, filing and prosecuting new patent applications.  We are able to work directly for a client’s internal team of attorneys, their external law firms or bring one of our law firm partners to the table.  Our team has extensive experience with all aspects of the process, including prior art searches, patent application development and office action response.