Few events can produce as much uncertainty about the future of a company as a patent infringement suit. As a defendant, a company can face the risk of a permanent injunction that eliminates an entire product line, or perhaps an entire business. As a plaintiff, a company can face the potential of a new competitor stealing market share based on the use of infringing technology.

TPL can help. We can perform the precise technical analysis required to prove out an infringement case, to show the invalidity of a patent, or to demonstrate that a product is non-infringing. While your patent litigation law firm is handling the numerous complaints, responses, motions, interrogatories, discovery requests, conferences and other matters related to the legal process itself, TPL can focus intently and provide the technical analysis that reinforces the foundation of your case.

With extensive experience - right through trial - TPL provides the claims analysis, reverse engineering and expert witness services to accomplish litigation goals, with an eye towards strengthening the company`s IP position to avoid future disputes.

Since the vast majority of cases settle, TPL focuses on services that increase our client`s leverage in pre-trial negotiations. Patent mining, either of a company`s own portfolio or of the general pool of patents, can be performed to find candidate patents for purchase, cross-licensing, and even initiation of counter-offensive suits. TPL also uses its expertise in the electrical, optical, computer, networking, and telecommunications areas to determine the best approach to reverse engineering and to identify, or in some cases act as, testifying or non-testifying experts.

TPL maintains a laboratory for software analysis, electrical testing and optical inspection, and contracts with leading testing laboratories for cross-sectioning, semiconductor analysis, and other specialized tasks. In all instances, TPL works with the client and their litigation team to elicit the clear, accurate, and compelling technical testimony needed to obtain a favorable outcome.