The hallmarks of our electronics and software practice are technical facility and flexibility. Like the products in the industries we serve, our professionals are compatible with all operating systems, exceed minimum system requirements and can build IP architecture on either a modest or massive scale. We draw collaboratively on the depth and breadth of the entire firm's expertise to help clients navigate around IP bottlenecks. We are excellent guides for the competitive and technical challenges our clients face on a daily basis because we know the commercial and legal terrain and can pilot them past pitfalls. We look at the big picture and help identify major needs, such as building a patent portfolio or creating licensing programs to generate royalties from that portfolio. In addition, we can help redesign products to avoid infringement issues and, if litigation is on the horizon, we provide the smartest options to help our clients come out on top. We understand how technology drives business, and we deliver sound, economical advice to clients that reflects their larger goals.
It is a unique distinction that Darby has practiced IP law since 1895, and Samuel Darby, Jr. was a leading patent litigator for decades, with a professional focus on electronics. Today, this practice area attracts highly qualified attorneys to Darby, many of whom have worked as engineers or scientists in the country's leading R&D establishments and hold advanced degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. Our professionals are well respected in their fields. In fact, one of our principals was chosen as president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, one of the largest IP bar associations in the world.
Our attorneys handle all aspects of IP matters in diverse technical areas including high-speed communication systems and modems, electronic consumer devices, software methods, database technologies, semiconductor devices and electromechanical systems. We also work with cutting-edge financial systems, e-commerce and digital distribution technologies.
We are proud to do great work for leading companies in this area, including Borland Software, Corbis, Napster, Green Hills Software, Globix, Infineon, McGraw-Hill, Metlife, Monster.com, RadioShack, National Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Nokia, PartMiner, Toys "R" Us, Universal Music Group, Valve Corporation, Verizon Wireless, Widevine Technologies, F5 Networks and Yahoo!.
Our first priority is helping clients make sound decisions across the full bandwidth of the IP legal spectrum. We assist clients in all phases of patent prosecution, from the preparation and filing of patent applications to complex appeal, reexamination, reissue and interference proceedings. Our clients also turn to us for right-to-use opinions, non-infringement opinions, oppositions and due diligence in assessing the true value of patents they may own or acquire. We negotiate software and database licenses and manage other transactional projects to maximize the value of our clients' IP assets. Our comprehensive international patent prosecution department directs prosecution in scores of jurisdictions worldwide. In sum, we help clients get the protection they really need for the least money.
For more information contact: Melvin C. Garner