Inventions and advances in electronics-based technologies allow information to flow in as many ways as can be imagined. Through our laptops, tablets, phones, cars, game consoles, appliances, medicines, clothes, …you name it, we are connected like never before, continuously creating and communicating data. As companies enhance or expand product lines or create new industries and markets, there is an absolute need to move quickly and strategically to protect their intellectual property. Rapid innovation makes for tremendous competition, challenging industry leaders and eager newcomers to have a clear business plan that can adapt to changing laws and landscapes. With decades of experience representing companies in high tech industries in prosecution, negotiation, and litigation, Finnegan understands the issues innovative companies face and is passionate about helping them anticipate and navigate these issues so they can keep bringing the future to light.
With science and engineering backgrounds, including many with experience in industries ranging from defense to communications to entertainment, Finnegan professionals enjoy working with companies investing in research and developing cutting edge technologies. They get excited about applying their technical insight and legal acumen to help craft IP strategies that comport with industry standards and deal with complex issues such as open source software or section 101 challenges. We help by:
Comprehensive legal, technical, and strategic experience protecting innovations
Our Electronics and Information Technology practice includes more than 250 attorneys and professionals dedicated to serving our clients’ intellectual property needs. Many hold advanced degrees in relevant scientific disciplines such as electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and physics. A significant number have substantial research and/or industry experience, and many joined Finnegan after holding positions in industry, at universities, or as examiners with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present novel challenges for businesses looking to invest in intellectual property. Protecting those investments and understanding the innovation landscape is where Finnegan comes in.
Innovation in the AR/VR space takes many forms, including branding, digital media, software, hardware, designs, and other intellectual assets. Navigating the IP landscape in this rapidly evolving marketplace is a complex endeavor.
Finnegan has a long history of working with automakers and suppliers in the automotive industry building legal strategies designed to help protect, advocate, and leverage their high-value IP assets.
Innovative technologies that produce renewable, clean, efficient, and affordable energy are paramount in the quest to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Consumers have access to an ever-growing number of affordable and portable devices designed to provide metrics and details about personal health and lifestyle. In an increasingly connected world, this type of information can be invaluable in helping healthcare professionals provide higher levels of care.
The overlap between technological innovations and their application to products and services has created new markets and opportunities for collaboration. Highly prized intellectual property assets typically drive these advances. Decades of working with industry leaders in computer hardware and software, information technology, the Internet, telecommunications, and more, have given us a deep understanding of how those industries have evolved and where they are heading.
Technical advances in core electronic devices and components make possible the better, smarter, and faster capabilities on demand and driving innovation. Finnegan has a long history of representing leading companies in this highly competitive field, including semiconductor manufacturers and device and component innovators.
Protecting innovations related to financial services, software, and life sciences has for decades presented unique challenges. Finnegan has played a role in some of the seminal court cases involving the scope of patent protection. With our historical insight and sharp focus on the everchanging patent eligibility landscape, we work with clients across a broad range of technologies.
Protecting IP in this ultra-competitive market is an elaborate task due to the various technologies and intellectual properties often involved with cutting-edge gaming innovation. In collaboration with clients, we develop comprehensive, holistic IP strategies designed to protect the spectrum of their technology and innovation.
IoT has revolutionized how people do business. Whether it be in the field of IoT-enabled homes, cars, industrial manufacturing, supply chains, medical electronics, personal devices, or agriculture, IoT is limited only by the designer’s imagination in creating new applications and adding value.
Innovative companies are developing products with myriad applications, such as tiny batteries, nano-structured surfaces that ward off bacteria, magnetically-controlled microbots, and nanofilament-impregnated contact lenses capable of enabling an HD virtual reality or augmented reality display at a user’s eye.
Technological advances in the fields of semiconductors, sensors, digital imaging, wireless communications, control software, and material science have contributed to the resurgence in robotics research and development. Finnegan works with leaders and innovators in the diverse markets that have contributed to recent and evolving developments in the robotics arena.
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