Strategic intellectual property management for a client investigating nanotechnology

One of our long-standing clients asked us for advice on how to expand its patent portfolio to include nanotechnology. We researched the activities of its competitors, reported our findings, and suggested a course of action to a group of its senior intellectual property (IP) counsel and technical leaders. Our report focused on the implications of nanotechnology in the client’s industry and identified desirable avenues of research and product development where nanotechnology could be implemented and protected to provide an advantage in the marketplace.