Licensing & Transactions - Practice Areas - Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

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Fitzpatrick attorneys have decades of experience handling a wide variety of licensing and transactional matters involving all types of intellectual property in a diverse range of businesses, such as the pharmaceutical, chemical, computer, software, entertainment, apparel, food, financial services and publishing industries. Our experience includes licensing, assignments, due diligence, mergers & acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures, security interests, technology transfer, employment and consulting contracts, and confidentiality agreements.

Our attorneys have licensing experience from a variety of legal, business and technical backgrounds and who are adept at negotiating, drafting and closing deals on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, know how and all other forms of intellectual property. Our attorneys also have extensive experience working with foreign clients, including major Asian, European, and Latin American corporations.

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Publications

IP risk assessment in corporate M&A Financier Worldwide
April 2010

Make your IP work harder for you IP Review
Summer 2009

Five Ways to Improve Your Company's Bottom Line Through Proactive Intellectual Property Management SGMA
February 12, 2009

Patent exhaustion revitalized? The National Law Journal
August 18, 2008

Litigation planning for licensors Managing Intellectual Property
July/ August 2008

Protecting against deception in standards-setting organizations Intellectual Asset Management
June/July 2008

Patent Enforcement: Licensing and Litigation Considerations IP Value 2008
2008

MedImmune: Changing the US Licensing Landscape Intellectual Asset Management
Summer 2007

Litigation Planning For Licensing Lawyers Advanced Licensing Agreements
March 30, 2007

Will Supreme Court Accept Invitation on Post-Expiration Royalties? New York Law Journal
December 2, 2002

Patent Protection of Computer Software Computer Software Agreements: Forms and Commentary
June 1999

Events

Software Licensing Organization of the American States
May 19, 2009

Factoring Recent US Case Law Developments into your Collaboration Strategy C5's Structuring & Negotiating Pharma & Biotech Collaborative Agreements
January 26, 2009

Best Practices for Evaluating Your Infringement Risk and Interpreting the Claims C5's 5th Annual International Freedom to Operate Forum
June 10, 2008

Providing Quick and Efficient Due Diligence Reviews to Enhance the Commercial Value of Licensing and Transactions Worldwide Business Research’s PharmaBiotech IP Summit
May 30, 2008

Litigation Planning for Licensing Lawyers Practicing Law Institute
March 28, 2008

Litigation Planning for Licensing Lawyers Practicing Law Institute
March 30, 2007

Due Diligence Required Prior to Licensing a Pharmaceutical Candidate C5 BioPharm Licensing Conference
December 6, 2006

Protecting Your Properties and How to Stop Infringements Licensing International Networking Conference
October 5-7, 2005

Advanced Issues In Trademark Licensing International Trademark Association's 126th Annual Meeting
May 1-5, 2004

Performing an Effective Intellectual Property Audit 2004 Intellectual Property Spring Seminar
March 15, 2004

Strategies For Licensing Your Way Out of Trouble American Conference Institute
November 11, 2003

Intellectual Property Issues Concerning Investments in Technology Companies - The Due Diligence Process 2003 AIPLA Spring Meeting
May 14-16, 2003

IP Licensing Issues 18th Annual Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association Annual Conference
April 2-3, 2003

Ethics and Tactics in Mediation & Settlement Negotiation Association of the Bar of the City of New York CLE Program
March 6, 2003

In The News

Fitzpatrick Listed as a Band 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers USA 2010 Chambers USA
June, 2010

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Named the 2010 “Best US IP Law Firm” International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards
June 8, 2010

Treatment of intellectual property in M&A Financier Worldwide
February 2010

ACQ Law Awards ACQ Finance Magazine
November 2009

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2010 Best Lawyers in America 2010
October 2009

Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2009 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition
October 2009

Fitzpatrick Listed as a Band 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers USA 2009 Chambers USA 2009
June 2009

Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer? Yearbook
April 2009

Managing Intellectual Property North American IP Awards Managing Intellectual Property
March 30, 2009

Fitzpatrick Ranked in Top Five in IP Today's Annual Survey Intellectual Property Today
March 2009

Fitzpatrick Listed as a Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2009 Chambers Global 2009
January 2009

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2009 Best Lawyers in America 2009
October 2008

Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2008 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition 2008
October 2008

Fitzpatrick Ranked in Top Five in IP Today's Annual Survey Intellectual Property Today
March 2008

Fitzpatrick Listed as a Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2008 Chambers Global 2008
January 2008

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2008 Best Lawyers in America 2008
October 2007

Nine Fitzpatrick Partners Named As Top New York Intellectual Property Litigators in the 2007 issue of Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition Super Lawyers: New York Metro Edition 2007
September 2007

Fitzpatrick Attorneys Featured in New York Magazine Profile New York Magazine
July 2-9, 2007

Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook 2007
May 2007

Fitzpatrick Listed as Tier 1 Intellectual Property Firm in Chambers Global 2007 Chambers Global 2007
January 2007

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2007 Best Lawyers in America 2007
October 2006

Two Fitzpatrick Lawyers Named Best of the Best 2006 The US Best of the Best
July 2006

Fitzpatrick Named as a Leading Firm in Chambers Global 2006 Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
2006

Fitzpatrick Ranked #7 Most Diverse Law Firm in New York The New York Law Journal's Book of Lists 2006
March 2006

Fitzpatrick Named as Leading New York Firm PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook 2006
February 2006

Fitzpatrick Named as a Leading Firm in Chambers Global 2006 Chambers Global
2006

Fitzpatrick Ranked Leading Firm in PLC Which Lawyer 2005/2006 PLC Which Lawyer 2005/2006
December 2005

Eight Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America 2006, The Most Listed for IP in New York Best Lawyers in America 2006
September 2005

Fitzpatrick Ranked in Band 1 in 2005 Chambers USA Survey Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
May 25, 2005

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Included on List of Best IP Lawyers in America Best Lawyers in America
2005-2006

Fitzpatrick Receives 2004 MCCA Thomas L. Sager AwardNovember/December 2004

Fitzpatrick Ranked #4 In 2004 Diversity ScorecardJune 2004

Fitzpatrick Ranked as Leading Firm in 2004 Chambers USA Survey Chambers USA: Leading Business Lawyers
April 21, 2004

Seven Fitzpatrick Lawyers Listed as Best IP Lawyers in America Best Lawyers in America
2003-2004

Fitzpatrick Associate Featured in NYLJ Article New York Law Journal
December 12, 2003

Fitzpatrick Ranked # 10 In 2002 Diversity ScorecardDecember 2003

Fitzpatrick Announces Two New PartnersJanuary 1, 2003

Six Fitzpatrick Lawyers Ranked as World's Leading Patent Experts 2003 Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts
2003

Fitzpatrick Ranked As A Top U.S. Intellectual Property Law Firm Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers 2003 and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
2003-2004

Fitzpatrick Receives 2002 MCCA Thomas L. Sager AwardOctober 16, 2002

Fitzpatrick, Cella Recognized for 20 Years of Service to Improving JusticeDecember 13, 2001

Four Partners Nominated to the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers2001

California Office Relocates to Larger Quarters2001

Charles P. Baker Elected as Chair of the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section2001