Establishing a licensing strategy includes an assessment of economic benefit to be derived from the subject technology, as well as the risk of commercialization, among other factors.  We assist our clients in understanding these factors, and in determining a starting point for negotiation of a royalty with potential licensees.  In the event that such negotiations do not result in a license to the subject technology, our financial experts are frequently asked to provide expert testimony regarding a reasonable royalty rate for use of the subject technology. 

Examples of our experience in quantifying reasonable royalty rates include the following: 

• Patent matter involving alleged infringement of wireless modem card technology by a product manufacturer and wireless carriers.

• Patent matter involving alleged infringement of prepaid wireless phone technology by a product manufacturer and wireless carriers.

• Patent matter involving alleged infringement of prepaid wireless phone technology by a service bureau and wireless carriers.

• Patent matter involving alleged infringement of early packet discard technology used in switches and routers.

• Patent matter involving the alleged infringement of generic template technology used in the development of software programs.

• Patent matter involving the alleged infringement of voice recognition software technology which allowed for playback and editing of dictation.

• Patent matter involving the alleged infringement of highly cross-linked polyethylene technology used in knee and hip replacement products.