Why Choose Holland & Hart for Patent Work?

We understand that you have a choice when selecting patent counsel. This choice can have a direct impact on the ultimate value of your intellectual property portfolio. Many firms will simply prepare and file patent applications, building a patent portfolio that, from an untrained eye, seems to be substantial and thus provides a portfolio that has substantial value for the company. However, looks are sometimes deceiving.

The Holland & Hart Difference

At Holland & Hart, we understand that the value of any intellectual property portfolio stems not from the sheer number of properties in the portfolio, but rather from the competitive advantage that such a portfolio provides to a company in the marketplace. We believe in teaming with clients to share the same goals of building, and sustaining, a significant competitive advantage.

As any businessperson is aware, competitive advantage stems from many sources, important ones being barriers to entry, penetration into the marketplace, and efficient execution of a business plan. Sustaining such a competitive advantage once achieved is of key importance, as competitors will undoubtedly target successful companies in an attempt to steal market share.

We believe in teaming with clients to understand their business and to create and maintain value in an intellectual property portfolio. Efficient and strategic management of intellectual property assets can assist in creating and maintaining competitive advantage. Such management of intellectual property assets is vastly different for different companies, depending upon a number of factors, such as the business stage of the company (start-up to mature public company), the competitive landscape (the number of competitors and barriers to entry), and the types of products sold.

In the past, our attorneys have partnered with clients to provide the assistance and resources important to the client related to building and maintaining an intellectual property portfolio. We have worked with clients to:

create patent strategy, often having periodic meetings with key technical, management, and marketing personnel to evaluate and modify the strategy

create invention submission documents that enable decision-makers to efficiently evaluate the submission and make decisions on filing patent applications

craft inventor incentive policies to encourage submission of potential inventions, and also assist in retaining key employees by staggering incentives through the patenting process

participate in patent committee meetings to evaluate invention submissions and make decisions on filing patent applications

The Bottom Line

We believe that there is no 'one size fits all' patent strategy, and we strive to understand all aspects of your business, the competitive landscape, and emerging trends in the marketplace. We believe that we are competitive on a per-patent cost basis. The difference is that we partner with clients to achieve mutual goals.