Solar Hydroelectric Wind Biofuel Biomass Fuel cells Geothermal Clean coal

Smart-grid software and sensors Energy efficient vehicles, appliances, and materials High-performance energy storage devices Recycling Water purification

Management and Protection of Intellectual Property
There are a few critical elements that enable the sustainable commercial viability, and thus availability, of Green Energy technologies. Among those are the development and protection of intellectual property (IP) assets, and IP counsel who grasp the complexity of technologies and their implications in the competitive and convergent marketplace.

With nearly 250 IP attorneys, many with advanced educational, research, and real business background in related technologies, Foley & Lardner LLP is prepared to collaborate in managing and protecting the value of your technologies. Our IP Practice is recognized among top 10 for both counseling and litigation.

As part of our commitment to the value of your technologies, Foley has created an annual Cleantech Energy Patent Landscape Report, which identifies and ranks the specific cleantech technologies patented in the United States throughout the year in nine focal categories. The analysis provides contrasting activity levels between corporate entities and individuals, comparing venture capital funding for each category, and identifying the green technology areas where patentable white space may still exist.

Uniquely Qualified to Understand Complex Technologies
Foley attorneys, including members of our Electronics, Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies, Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical practices as well as our Nanotechnology and Energy Industry Teams have relevant educational, research, and commercial experience in the varied field of Green Energy:

Agricultural biotechnology and chemistry Automotive Industrial chemical and biotechnology Synthetic biology Photovoltaics Geothermal dynamics Communications systems design Computer programming Nanotechnology

Chemical engineering Physical and natural products chemistry Nuclear power, generation, and materials Material sciences Fuel cells Metallurgy Semiconductor design Wireless networking

Cross-Disciplinary Services for Green Energy Industries
Melding crucial legal disciplines and business insights in areas of IP, corporate and business transactions, government regulations, energy facility development, investigations and litigation, Foley meets the diverse needs of Green Energy businesses throughout their enterprise life cycle:

• Corporate and Business Transactions
• Federal, State, and Local Government Regulations and Public Policy
• Investigation & Litigation
• Energy Facility Development