John Paul
Of Counsel at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- Role
- of Counsel at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Location
- Washington, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Paul
I chair Finnegan’s IP management and transaction group and currently focus on strategic planning, complex transactions, due diligence investigations, and licensing and enforcement of IP portfolios. During my 30 years of experience in intellectual property licensing, litigation, and prosecution, I have set up and directed licensing and enforcement programs that generated significant royalty revenue for leading technology companies. I have analyzed numerous patent portfolios for a wide range of companies and provided strategy on building portfolios and exploiting patents to help those companies understand the legal and commercial significance of IP portfolios and develop more robust portfolios aligned with their business objectives. And I have counseled clients in a wide variety of transactions and conducted numerous due diligence investigations to identify, evaluate, and protect proprietary technology positions during startup, financing, product development, licensing, cooperative ventures, divestitures, and acquisitions. The technologies and industries involved in my work include multimedia electronics, aerospace, medical devices, and consumer products.I serve as a board member and vice president of the Licensing Executives Society International and have served as counsel, trustee and vice president to the Licensing Executives Society U.S.A. and Canada. I frequently lecture on patent law, licensing, and IP management and monetization, and author weekly articles for the LES Insights newsletter feature column on recent U.S. cases affecting licensing and other transactions.Specialties: IP strategy; IP licensing; IP portfolio assessment, development, management and monetization; IP collaborations, transactions and agreements; IP due diligence for transactions including acquisitions and investments; Litigation and dispute resolution; and Patent office prosecution and other proceedings.
Experience
of Counsel
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Oct 1984 — Present
Education
Brown University
AB, Engineering
1972 — 1976
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
JD, Law
1976 — 1979
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