Patents as Business Assets
For engineering companies, patents are commercial assets. They are negotiating leverage in supplier relationships, value drivers in M&A, revenue streams through licensing, and defensive positions against competitors. Birdrock IP advises clients on patent licensing transactions and portfolio strategy designed to capture this commercial value.
The Services We Provide
Patent License Drafting and Negotiation
Drafting and negotiation of patent license agreements covering field of use, territory, exclusivity, royalty structure, sublicensing rights, improvements, and termination. We represent both licensors monetizing patent portfolios and licensees seeking operational freedom.
Strategic Licensing Structures
Field-of-use, territorial, and embodiment-based license restrictions that allow a single patent portfolio to be licensed to multiple non-competing parties. For mechanical and medical device patents in particular, careful field segmentation can multiply portfolio value substantially.
Royalty Rate Analysis
Determination of reasonable royalty rates using comparable license benchmarks, the Georgia-Pacific factors, and industry-specific data sources. Royalty analysis supports both license negotiations and litigation damages calculations.
Technology Transfer and Joint Development
Technology transfer agreements between universities, research institutions, and commercial entities. Joint development agreements addressing background IP, foreground IP, and ownership of resulting innovations. For Bayh-Dole government-funded research, we counsel on government rights and march-in provisions.
Patent Portfolio Strategy
Long-term portfolio strategy aligning patent investment with business goals. This includes filing roadmaps, pruning low-value assets, identifying licensing-out opportunities, and positioning the portfolio to support fundraising or acquisition.