Webinar: The Value of Collaborative Synergy Between In-House and Outside Counsel

Without a thoughtful, proactive strategy for identifying and protecting key innovations, Law Firms and Corporations run the risk of missing valuable opportunities. Worse, when those opportunities are captured, the protection may not align with the business’s actual needs, resulting in potential costs that may be significantly misaligned.

The best way to ensure business relevance and quality of assets is through multifaceted collaboration among innovators, in-house counsel, and law firm attorneys. Collaboration at various stages of the innovation-to-commercialization cycle provides an important mechanism for clients to manage patent costs effectively and within budget. This approach helps focus protection – and valuable resources – on core technologies that drive the most business impact.

In this session, on Tuesday, November 19, at 1 PM ET, the panel will explore the relationship between in-house and outside counsel, highlighting best practices for creating collaborative synergy. Other topics of discussion will include:

• Ways in-house and outside counsel can successfully collaborate to achieve the desired work-product on budget.
• The importance of understanding in-house budget pressures and why planning ahead during budget cycles is critically important.
• Streamlining invention harvesting with an eye toward more complete invention disclosures that allow for better management of resources.