Overview
Intellectual property plays a critical role in business and in the corporate and transactional matters that are key to growth. Ropes & Gray has one of the broadest and deepest IP transactional practices in the world with 11 partners on three continents focusing on IP-intensive transactions across a wide variety of 21st century industries, including life sciences, health care, technology, media and telecom, financial services, retail and consumer products. Our team consists of corporate attorneys focused on helping clients establish corporate structures, complete strategic and commercial transactions, and execute against long- and near-term business priorities in circumstances in which IP assets are critical to the structure, the deal, and the goals.
We assist clients at all stages of the business cycle with the formation and financing of new ventures, the restructuring, financing, and commercial operation of established businesses, and the sale and acquisition of companies or defined assets, products, and services. Our attorneys are exceptionally well versed in handling structures, transactions, and operations where proprietary brand, media, technology, data, content, methodology and other proprietary intangible assets are key to achieving the client’s goals. Our attorneys regularly lead matters focused on:
Transactions
- Technology development, acquisitions and divestitures
- Collaborations, strategic alliances and joint ventures
- IP licensing for complex technological and pharmaceutical assets
- Commercial agreements, including co-promotion, outsourcing, manufacturing and supply
- Specialized IP holding company creation, asset monetization and debt structure strategies
- IP litigation settlements
Strategy
- Patent portfolio evaluation and strategy
- Patent invalidity/non-infringement opinions
- Strategic brand management
- Trademark and copyright protection
- Structuring and operationalizing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs and reorganizations
- IP diligence
- International technology transfers and cross-border transactions
