Industries

Agility IP Law's broad range of industry experience makes us ideally suited to come alongside companies of all shapes and sizes – from start-ups to global corporations. Our legal expertise is complimented by in-depth market knowledge of many emerging industries. Agility IP Law is prepared to hit the ground running and help protect the ideas that your company is built on. There's never been a more critical time to protect your breakthrough ideas and competitive advantage.

Browse our complete list of industries below:

• Cleantech
• Computer Hardware & Software
• Consumer Products
• Internet & e-Commerce
• Medical Devices
• Nutritional Supplements
• Semiconductor Devices, Processing & Packaging
• Telecommunications Technology

Cleantech

Cleantech has become one of the most important areas of leading edge technology, and promises to remain at the forefront of innovation for the foreseeable future. Cleantech encompasses a broad range of products, services and processes, including energy generation (e.g., solar and wind), energy storage, energy efficiency, transportation, materials (including nanotechnology, biological and chemical), manufacturing and agriculture, among others.

Agility IP Law has the experience and expertise to assist Cleantech companies to safeguard and leverage their intellectual property assets to gain a market advantage or monetize their IP.

Computer Hardware & Software

It's a digital world. From the first room-sized vacuum tube computers to IBM and DEC mainframes; from the Apple II® and the IBM PC® to the latest iMac® and Windows 7® - advancements in computer hardware and software technology have dramatically changed the lives of generations across the globe. It goes without saying that market and monetization opportunities are enormous for innovators in the computer industry.

Agility IP Law can help you seize those opportunities. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jim Otteson had almost two decades of experience litigating computer hardware and software IP cases at Wilson Sonsini, which boasts the largest technology client base in the world. At Agility IP Law, Jim brings that same expertise to a platform that is flexible and cost-effective for clients.

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Consumer Products

There is an enormous amount of valuable IP in consumer products. Companies in this area constantly develop innovative new products and manufacturing processes that make life healthier, faster, safer and more enjoyable. In terms of intellectual property, these products and processes take advantage of essentially all forms of protection, from patents to trademarks to trade secrets.

Agility IP Law has the knowledge and experience to protect your brand or patented innovations in consumer products. Indeed, in February 2010, Agility IP Law scored a major patent victory in the Federal Circuit for the most innovative (and fun!) footwear company to come along in the last half century: Crocs. Click here to learn more about that case.

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Internet & e-Commerce

The world moves at the speed of the Internet, and e-Commerce has experienced extraordinary growth since the mid-1990's. In addition, Internet-based solutions and e-Commerce have become remarkably active areas for intellectual property disputes. This is especially true for NPE (non-practicing entity) patent cases, which are often filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and other forums that are either fast, plaintiff-friendly, or both.

At Agility IP Law, we have extensive experience litigating e-Commerce and Internet-related patent cases in E.D. Texas and around the country. We have represented companies and individuals in both the assertion and defense of these types of IP assets. Put our experience and efficiency to work for you.

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Medical Devices

The development of new and ground-breaking medical devices is one of the hottest and most important areas of innovation today. These cutting edge technologies have radically enhanced diagnosis, therapy and surgery, and have rapidly revolutionized fields as diverse as ophthalmology, radiology, cardiology, obstetrics, anesthesia and sleep medicine, to name a few. Medical devices make our lives longer, healthier, safer and more comfortable, and the holders of key medical device patents have the opportunity to own the market in important fields that improve our lives.

Agility IP Law has years of experience representing medical device companies in patent litigation and counseling. For example, Jim Otteson defended VISX in a case in which Summit Technology asserted the Azema patent, one of the earliest patents involving the use of an excimer laser device to correct vision (the case settled favorably after VISX filed its summary judgment motions). Take advantage of our expertise and efficiency to maximize your company's important medical technology.

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Nutritional Supplements

The nutritional supplement industry generates many important innovations that improve our health and wellness. In contrast to the pharmaceutical industry, most of these improvements in formulas and processes are not subject to FDA approval. Thus, the assertion of patents in this area normally falls outside the requirements of the Hatch-Waxman Act. Nevertheless, patents can be important tools to create, protect and enhance market share in this lucrative field.

Agility IP Law has valuable experience in patent litigation involving nutritional supplements. In 2009, Jim Otteson defended Chinese company Nantong Foreign Trade (NFT) in a case brought by Cargill in the ITC. Cargill sought the exclusion of NFT's vegan glucosamine from importation into the United States. After persuading Cargill that it might lose its patent, Mr. Otteson was able to convince Cargill to drop its case without any payment by NFT. Click here to learn more.

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Semiconductor Devices, Processing & Packaging

It's called "Silicon Valley" for one reason: semiconductors. Those microscopic circuits embedded in tiny silicon chips – usually no larger than a fingernail – continue to amaze with their power, versatility and shrinking size. And they continue and revolutionize a whole host of applications: personal computers, smart phones, automobiles, consumer electronics, game consoles and music players, to name just a few.

At Agility IP Law, our litigation experience encompasses IP cases involving:

• Integrated circuits and circuit designs (e.g., for SanDisk, MediaTek, Broadcom)
• Semiconductor manufacturing and processing technology (e.g., for UMC and SMIC)
• EDA design tools (e.g., for Synopsys and Mentor Graphics)
• Chip scale packaging (e.g., for Tessera Technologies)

Put our semiconductor litigation expertise – and efficient cost structure – to work for you.

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Telecommunications

Smart phones. Infrastructure. VoIP. Broadband. All aspects of telecommunications are a rich area for critical innovation that people rely on every day. At Agility IP Law, we have experience dealing with many different technologies in the broad category of telecommunications. We have litigated handset and infrastructure patents for UTStarcom. We have litigated a trade secret dispute involving VoIP. And we have litigated cable TV and broadband semiconductor patents for Broadcom in district court and the ITC. We have the IP expertise in telecommunications to help your company – and we can do it cost-effectively.

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