An integrated approach
Start-up companies seek to become great and enduring companies. We understand that desire and can help you get there. Fish & Richardson formed the Venture and Technology Group to address the needs, goals, challenges, and promising futures of start-up and emerging companies.

The Venture and Technology Group provides young companies in a broad array of sectors the early legal guidance and strategy they need for building a foundation for future success. The group consists of experienced, business- and technology-savvy attorneys who are uniquely qualified to address the legal needs young companies face as they grow from start-ups to established companies.

The Venture and Technology Group is embedded in the nation’s leading intellectual property practice. Our corporate attorneys work side by side with the best, most experienced patent attorneys in the country to form the premier hybrid of corporate and technology law. The synergy of that combination produces corporate advice enriched by our deep understanding of intellectual property strategy, planning, and protection. This enables us to provide on-target advice and strategy at every major step.

Our integrated approach keeps us focused, nimble, and responsive. That’s the difference – each team member contributing his or her expertise and energy so the client gets the best advice and results.

While we focus on the early stages of emerging companies, we also provide nationally recognized corporate legal services to assist companies throughout their life cycles. The Venture and Technology Group delivers the background and guidance to help leaders of young companies make informed decisions and take enduring steps.

Protecting intellectual assets
In the rough-and-tumble start-up phase, young companies sometimes neglect their most important asset: their intellectual property (IP). We engage in early strategic patent portfolio planning, strategy, and implementation. By carefully protecting our clients’ intellectual property, we put them in a better position to seek early-stage financing, secure market exclusivity, and capture competitive advantage. When you hire Fish & Richardson, you hire the leading brand name in intellectual property expertise. (See the sidebar for an overview of Fish & Richardson’s highly rated IP services.)

Venture capital financings
Fish & Richardson’s corporate and securities lawyers have completed venture capital financings backed by some of the country’s largest venture capital firms. We have a strong track record in structuring and negotiating venture capital financings. Fish & Richardson has a reputation among the venture capital community for providing the very best intellectual property advice. The Venture and Technology Group has a well-grounded network of venture capital connections. We find that our clients appreciate our ability to connect them with sources of funding or with other technology clients with whom they can partner.

Support on all fronts
In addition to helping with venture financings and other private equity matters, we provide assistance with licensing, acquisition, public offerings, and other public company–related issues; guidance with corporate partnering, mergers, strategic collaborations, and joint ventures; and advice on tax issues as well as employment and executive compensation matters.

Flexible fees
We understand that new businesses require special attention and creative fee arrangements. The Venture and Technology Group’s services are often offered at flexible rates that take into account the needs and schedules of young companies. One unique option, our Acceleredge® program, combines an efficient mix of critical services at a flat rate designed to help young companies get to market more quickly and build their competitive edge. We work with our clients to deliver the very highest quality services at efficient, manageable terms.

Partners through the process
The leaders and staff of emerging companies work to bring new services and products to market and to attain achievements in their arena. Fish & Richardson has a long and proud history of working with pathbreaking pioneers, inventors, and business leaders. That strong tradition threads through the Venture and Technology Group’s work with today’s innovators and entrepreneurs.

We take great pride in getting to know our clients and their business goals and challenges. Fish & Richardson’s Venture and Technology Group fosters enduring relationships with our clients, for the life of each company, as existing goals are achieved and new ones are set.

To learn more about how the Venture and Technology Group can help you, please contact us. To print a copy of the brochure about Acceleredge®, our cost-effective services for young companies, visit www.fr.com/acceleredge.

Intellectual Property at Fish & Richardson
A truly national intellectual property firm, F&R has achieved outstanding results for the country’s greatest innovators and entrepreneurs for more than 125 years. And the successes keep coming:

• One of the largest U.S. patent prosecution firms, with an annual volume of more than 4,000 patent applications and more than 1,600 patents awarded
• Among the top trademark firms in the U.S., filing more than 600 trademark applications yearly
• Named top U.S. patent litigation firm in 2006 by IP Law & Business
• #1 in International Trade Commission patent cases, topping all national firms

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