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Patent Strategists
Fernandez & Associates
Menlo Park, CA
www.iploft.com
LLP
Fernandez & Associates
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LLP
High-technology lawyers specializing
in early-stage communications,
semiconductor, and biotechnology
companies.
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY
• PATENT PROSECUTION
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Senior Patent Attorneys
• DENNIS FERNANDEZ,
• PETER SU,
• IRENE HU,
Partner
Of Counsel
Managing Partner
Fernandez & Associates
 Strategic
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Patent Practice
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUDIT
(“Damage Control”)
• CORE TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION
(“Defensive Patents”)
• ANTI-COMPETITIVE BLOCKING
(“Offensive Patents”)
Fernandez & Associates
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Audit Service
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(Damage Control)
• Investor I.P. Diligence
• Infringement / Ownership Analyses
• Technology Portfolio Management
• Patent Committee Oversight
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Core Technology Protection
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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
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 Anti-Competitive
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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
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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