Protecting your intellectual property requires attorneys who understand your business objectives as thoroughly as your technology. Our attorneys combine years of legal and industry experience to help you develop comprehensive strategies that maximize your IP investment in innovation.

At Hollingsworth & Funk, our practice predominantly involves U.S. and international patent procurement, strategic patent portfolio development and management, legal analysis and opinion work, pre-litigation and M&A due diligence, litigation support, and general client counseling on intellectual property matters. We serve clients of all sizes, from individuals and startup companies to leading U.S. and international corporations.

The cornerstone of our business is built on providing quality work product and personalized service with Midwest affordability. Our efficient management approach allows us to deliver high-value legal services at competitive prices, and to accommodate client-specific budgeting using traditional and nontraditional billing methods, such as fixed fee and project billing.

Protecting your investment in innovation at H&F involves:

• Establishing collaborative, long-term relationships with clients from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies;
  
• Thoughtfully crafted IP that achieves your U.S. and international business objectives;
  
• Utility and design patent preparation, prosecution, and appeals; informal and formal legal opinions; IP audits; product clearance/right to practice; competitor IP and product analyses; design arounds; IP landscaping; pre-litigation infringement and validity analyses; IP due diligence for mergers & acquisitions;
  
• Sophisticated legal services with Midwest affordability;
  

• PATENTEYE^TM - our proprietary software for patent portfolio management, IDS management, and competitor analyses.