A business may want due diligence investigations in furtherance of its business goals.  Due diligence investigations as they relate to intellectual property may focus on a number of issues, including the following:

• Whether a business is infringing third party intellectual property rights
• Whether a particular invention is patentable, valid or enforceable
• The scope of patent protection afforded by a particular patent

We have due diligence experience in the following areas:

• Due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions for which the transaction prices totaled billions of dollars
• Advised on numerous patentability, validity, infringement, enforceability, clearance and design-around issues
• Due diligence in connection with tax and acquisition evaluations of intangible assets, including patents and proprietary technology