EXPERIENCED, RESPONSIVE, AND PRACTICAL IP LAW ADVICE
For Entrepreneurs, In-House Counsel, and Investors
Clients include publicly traded and privately held companies — in technology-driven industries including software, healthcare, consumer products, fintech, media, manufacturing, greentech, and more.
SERVICES
Klaiber IP Law provides advice in all major areas of intellectual property and technology law, combining deep expertise with responsive service.
Jim Klaiber helps clients develop and manage strong intellectual property portfolios — that drive revenue, shut out competitors, and increase business value. And when challenges arise, his background as an experienced trial lawyer allows him to seek the best outcomes, whether through aggressive enforcement of your rights in court, through settlement negotiations, or finding cost-effective ways to make problems go away.
Services include:
Patent and Trademark Prosecution, Strategy and Portfolio Management
The heart of a strong intellectual property portfolio lies in obtaining defensible patents and trademarks. Klaiber IP Law drafts and prosecutes patent and trademark applications to protect your technology and ideas, and build long-term business value.
This includes obtaining coverage through the United States Patent and Trademark Office and internationally.
With expertise developed by handling patent litigation, Jim anticipates examiner feedback and red flags, and prepares applications strategically - with an eye towards enforcement and protection against future challenges.
If critical patent and trademark applications are rejected, Jim also has strong experience with all aspects of appeals, including USPTO ex-parte appeals and further appeals to the Federal Circuit.
He also works with clients to manage and align IP portfolios with business objectives. This includes working with you and your team to prioritize IP assets and develop strategies such as licensing or selling technologies to generate revenue, abandoning assets to reduce costs, or acquiring intellectual property to bolster an existing portfolio.
Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
When your competitors infringe your valuable rights or when you’re facing other IP disputes, Klaiber IP Law brings deep experience with complex patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigations.
Whether aggressively pursuing or responding to litigation, negotiating for favorable settlements, or developing unique strategies to resolve problems — what matters is achieving your goals and obtaining the best possible outcome for your business.
Jim brings decades of experience leading complex intellectual property litigation, including at trial, claim construction hearings, and appearances before District Courts, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, USPTO Patent Trial & Appeal Board (IPR and ex parte appeals), the US International Trade Commission, Customs & Border Patrol, and arbitration panels. See cases.
Klaiber IP Law can also handle less critical but highly bothersome claims and disputes, such as would-be shakedowns from patent trolls and other non-practicing entities.
Technology Licensing, Joint Venture, and Other Technology Agreements
Klaiber IP Law has the background to advise entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 corporations in a wide range of high-stakes IP-related agreements involving licensing, joint ventures, end-user and development agreements; and to help clients initiate and manage licensing programs and navigate standards issues.
With solid legal expertise combined with a business and results-oriented focus, Klaiber IP Law can help identify, manage, and mitigate risk -- while getting the deal done and advancing your interests.
IP Transactional and Due Diligence Support for US and Multinational Transactions
Mergers, acquisitions and investment transactions often require a detailed analysis of the intellectual property involved. In transactions with millions of dollars at stake, there is no room for misunderstanding the complexities of the technology being acquired, or the strength of the underlying intellectual property rights.
Klaiber IP Law provides a comprehensive evaluation of the intellectual property involved in a transaction, including the target’s patents and IP assets, the competitive landscape, IP litigation, assignability of IP agreements, and other issues that can impact value or growth. The firm can also assist with IP-related provisions in purchase agreements and other documents.
As a litigator and prosecutor, Jim brings a unique perspective that permits detailed analysis, thoughtful answers to investors’ questions, and the ability develop business-focused language that properly allocates material IP risks. He also has experience negotiating the sale of IP assets in bankruptcy or distressed situations.
Clients have included business owners, strategic acquirers, lenders, and investors including private equity firms and hedge funds, working on US and cross-border transactions. In many cases, analysis of the IP assets has helped the parties find their way to a fair deal.
External General Counsel
Some clients need a trusted advisor to handle IP law issues as well as day-to-day legal matters. Klaiber IP Law is positioned to serve as your de-facto general counsel, providing critical advice and management of business and technology legal issues.
This can free you from time-consuming management of legal matters, so you can better focus on the ongoing growth of your business.