MOVERS AND SHAKERS New IP firm in Atlanta
McKeon, Meunier, Carlin and Curfman LLC has launched a new IP firm in Atlanta, with four founding principles at the helm.
Tina McKeon and Andrew Meunier from Fish & Richardson, Christopher Curfman from Ballard Spahr’s, and Gregory Carlin, from Edwards Lifesciences, are the founding principles of the new firm, which was launched on April 19.
Also joining from Fish & Richardson are Miles Hall, who will be an associate attorney, and patent agents Andrew Baraniak and Kimberlynn Becnel Davis.
Te firm will focus on the life sciences sector, providing patent prosecution, IP transaction and trademark services, as well as IP strategy and management services.
Meunier said: “Our new firm gives us the flexibility to be very client-centric.”
“ IP MANAGEMENT FIRM CPA GLOBAL HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW OFFERING TO HELP CLIENTS ACCURATELY ASSESS THE VALUE OF THEIR PATENT PORTFOLIOS, AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHICH PATENTS TO SELL AND WHICH TO KEEP”
Delion represents at INTA
Alain C. Delion
Alain C. Delion, an attorney and partner at Estudio Delion, will be the Peruvian representative in the Legislation and Regulation Latin American and Caribbean Subcommittee for the INTA annual meeting in Boston.
Delion has experience as lead trial and appellate counsel across trademarks and patents. He also has wide skills in infringement actions and unfair competition cases.
Anaqua and SGA² tie the knot
The US intellectual property management company Anaqua and France’s SGA2 have announced that they will merge under a holding company, forming an international IP company with more than 350 clients.
Jennifer Chloe Groves
The merger, announced on May 7, was arranged by Anaqua’s principal investor, Beacon Equity Partners. Te new company will offer maintenance services such as trademark renewals and patent applications, as well as soſtware and other management services.
“Anaqua has always been focused on providing strategic IAM solutions to its clients,” said Priya Iyer, Anaqua’s chief executive. “Te next generation vision is to offer an integrated platform for delivery of soſtware, services and content. Our merger with SGA2 enables us to
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deliver improved service levels, reduced risk and better value. Adding patent annuity and trademark renewal services will further enhance our comprehensive IP lifecycle management solution and provide real-time access to lifetime maintenance costs of any portfolio.”
CPA Global launches new patent program
IP management firm CPA Global has announced a new offering to help clients accurately assess the value of their patent portfolios, and make decisions about which patents to sell and which to keep.
According to CPA, the new program will combine automated analysis with expert advice, and aims to improve clients’ ability to successfully monetise their patents.
“Companies streamlining their patent portfolio can take advantage of CPA Global’s proprietary patent scoring system to assess the US market value of patents considered for abandonment,” said James Pohlman, CPA’s global vice-president.
“Our scoring system is an important safety net and reality check, ensuring that clients considering abandoning certain patents are not selling or otherwise orphaning assets that remain potential revenue sources. CPA Global offers recommendations on which patent assets to sell, analysing the potential sale from the perspective both of our clients and would-be buyers in the marketplace”.
Groves joins Hughes Hubbard
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has announced the arrival of Jennifer Chloe Groves as partner.
Groves has been senior director of intellectual property and innovation, and chair of the
special 301 committee, for the last five years in the office of the US Trade Representative.
Groves, who will be chair of the firm’s international intellectual property rights and entertainment practice group, will help clients gain access to foreign markets. She served on the White House staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, negotiating and implementing the IP chapters of many international trade agreements. Tese included the US Free Trade Agreements with Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Morocco.
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