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Fernandez & Associates LLP High-technology lawyers specializing in early-stage communications, semiconductor, and biotechnology companies. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY PATENT PROSECUTION
Fernandez & Associates LLP Senior Patent Attorneys DENNIS FERNANDEZ, Managing Partner PETER SU, Partner IRENE HU, Of Counsel
Fernandez & Associates LLP Strategic Patent Practice INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT (“Damage Control”) CORE TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION (“Defensive Patents”) ANTI-COMPETITIVE BLOCKING (“Offensive Patents”)
Fernandez & Associates LLP I.P. Audit Service (Damage Control) Investor I.P. Diligence Infringement / Ownership Analyses Technology Portfolio Management Patent Committee Oversight
Fernandez & Associates LLP Core Technology Protection (Defense) System Architecture / Product Design External Interfaces / Protocol Sequences Enabling Devices / Concepts / Algorithms Internal Data Structures / Control Functions Design / Manufacture / Test Methodologies Key Operational Modes / Proprietary States
Fernandez & Associates LLP Anti-Competitive Blocking (Offense) Market Strategy / Business Plan Alignment Competitive I.P. / Technology Research Acquisition / Partner I.P. Rights Positioning Emerging Industry Standards Projection Strategic Licensing / Enforcement Models Business Methods / Platform Development
Fernandez & Associates LLP Representative Clients Communications Alidian, Archway, Avanex, Big Bear, Cspeed, Cyras (Ciena), Ethertronics, Genoa, GWCom, InPhi, Marvell, Morphics, NovaCrystals, Sibercore, Silicon Access, SiRF, Tollbridge Semiconductor Covalent, ICMedia, Monterey Design, NDSP (Pixelworks), ), Pivotal (Broadcom), SandCraft, Silicon Perspective (Cadence), Stream Machine (Cirrus) Biotechnology Cepheid, Filgen, GenMatrix, Medoptix, Pharsight