As the electronics industry undergoes unprecedented growth and change, the demand has greatly increased for electronic companies to continually innovate and bring to market new, state-of-the-art technologies and products.
The collective experience and industry-specific knowledge of our Electronics Practice position Foley to deliver valuable and viable solutions sought by our electronic industry clients.
Our Electronics Practice provides a full range of legal services to corporate clients engaged in complex electronics disciplines. Drawing on direct industry experience and knowledge, our practice members provide support to our clients in the areas of telecommunications; computer hardware and software; electromechanical control systems; digital and fiber-optic communications; semiconductor devices, processors, and circuits; memory and logic systems; integrated, digital, and analog circuit design; and optical systems.
Among the legal solutions and services we provide to our clients are:
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U.S. and foreign patent procurement
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Licensing and transfer of technology
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Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions
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Patent enforcement
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Negotiation and risk assessment
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Patent portfolio management
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Patent database design and implementation
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New product clearance
Hailing from a variety of backgrounds, our practice members have technical experience in:
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Electromechanical control system design
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Digital and analog circuit analysis
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Communication systems design
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Electrical switching technology
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Computer system design
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Semiconductor fabrication
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Semiconductor circuit design
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Memory and logic system analysis
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Microprocessor system evaluation
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Computer programming, including business software
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Optical and fiberoptic system design
Our Electronics Practice serves the global marketplace, with team members located primarily in the firm's Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, Chicago, San Diego, and Los Angeles offices. Members hold degrees in electrical engineering, computer science, electronics and computer engineering, physics, and aerospace engineering — some at the postgraduate and doctorate level. They also are widely published, regularly teach at local law schools, serve as guest lecturers at legal and technical conferences, and conduct legal seminars before audiences of U.S. and foreign lawyers. Others have served as law clerks to judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
