BIO represents more than 1,200 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.
CRA International, with over 25 offices on four continents, is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to law firms, industries, accounting firms, and governments. CRA's intellectual property practice focuses on litigation, valuation, transactions, strategy and intelligence relating to all types of IP including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Our competition group provides economic analysis and testimony in landmark antitrust cases worldwide.
inovia is an IP administration company specializing in PCT national stage entry and European validation. As the world’s No. 1 PCT coordinator, inovia helps a diverse range of clients including individuals, corporations, research organisations, and patent attorney firms to simplify and reduce their costs of PCT national stage entry and European patent validation.
The Intellectual Asset Finance Society (IAFS) is an industry organisation dedicated to increasing the visibility, transparency and positive impact of intellectual asset finance through education, advocacy and the promulgation of standards. The IAFS contributes a regular feature to IAM Magazine and sponsors conferences in cooperation with IAM Magazine’s Finance Panel.
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective national and international commerce.
The IP Academy aspires to be a centre of excellence in teaching, training and research in IP. Its programs cater to different target audiences – ranging from inventors and creators, business managers/leaders, legal officers to IP professionals. Its objectives are achieved through two core strategies - Professional training, teaching and Inter-disciplinary Research.
Established in 1965, the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. (LES) is a professional society comprised of over 6,000 members engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture and marketing of intellectual property.
The LES membership includes a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials. Many large corporations, professional firms, and universities comprise the Society's membership
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., in Alexandria, Va., is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts. The firm also has a significant trademark, copyright and patent interference practice.
Established in 2003, Ocean Tomo, LLC (www.OceanTomo.com) is the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm that specializes in understanding and leveraging Intellectual Property assets. The company provides advice in IP-related mergers and acquisitions, investments, valuations, expert services, analytics and IP auctions. Headquartered in Chicago, Ocean Tomo has offices in San Francisco, Palm Beach, Orange County and Washington, DC. Subsidiaries of Ocean Tomo include: Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC; Ocean Tomo Asset Management, LLC; and Ocean Tomo Capital, LLC.
Rouse & Co. International is a leading international Intellectual Property consultancy, providing the full range of IP services to many of the world’s leading IP owners. Since it began in the UK in 1990, the business has focused solely on IP. It currently has 16 offices in seven countries around the world and is regularly ranked among the leading IP practices in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Its IP professionals come from a wide range of disciplines, including lawyers, patent and trade mark attorneys, researchers and investigators.
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