While every project is different, the following is a list of services that are frequently requested for consulting projects:

Patent Strategy: Existing strategies can be evaluated and improved or the entire strategy can be developed based on a thorough evaluation of the existing art and the product being developed. We specialize in project level IP evaluations and implementation –- strategy, design-arounds, and competitive assessments.

Competitive Intelligence from Patent Portfolios: Patents can provide a goldmine of competitive information. Which projects are important to your competitor? What are their next moves? Are their opportunities for competitive patent filings?

IP Audits: An analytical approach to organizing and quantifying your patents or your competitor's patents. Many organizations don't have a good understanding of what they have protected. Even worse, some companies have great patents, but aren't enforcing them. A thorough assessment can help identify strategic strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for cost-savings through selective abandonment.

Strategic Inventing: Strategic inventing is a specialized process of new product development that places a special emphasis on maximizing the intellectual property potential of a new product. If you're interested in learning more about strategic inventing, you may be interested in the strategic inventing website.

Opportunity Identification: Using a combination of IP assessment, prior art, TRIZ techniques, and proprietary methods, opportunities can be identified for new products and IP white space. This predictive technique can be helpful for new product development and overall strategy.

The list above is intended to give you perspective on the range of services offered. However, all services are customized for each individual client. If you have an interest in the areas of innovation, invention, and intellectual property, please contact Nick Nissing directly.