VLP Practice Area

Strategic Counseling

We provide clients with forward-looking intellectual property ("IP") strategies that bridge the critical areas between and among prosecution, licensing and litigation. Our focus is on aligning IP assets with business goals, reducing risk and creating opportunities. With deep experience advising innovative companies, we offer flexible support that can scale from targeted projects to integrated team coverage. Our strategic IP counseling includes: Third-Party Threat Analysis – Assessing risks posed by competitor IP and mitigating potential disputes. Portfolio Analysis, Prioritization & Coverage – Ensuring your IP investments align with product and business priorities. Competitive Intelligence – Monitoring competitors’ products and patent portfolios to guide strategic decisions. Patent Harvesting & Invention Pipeline Development – Building systems that capture innovation effectively. Patent and Trademark Purchasing & Licensing – Supporting acquisition, monetization, and licensing opportunities. Embedded Outside Counsel & Interim Coverage – Providing seamless support to supplement in-house teams. Other Strategic Initiatives – Tailored solutions to meet unique client needs. Our team partners with clients as an extension of their business, providing the insight, flexibility and focus needed to navigate today’s competitive IP landscape.

Core Services

Assessing risks posed by competitor IP and mitigating potential disputes.

We assess patent assertions, and competitor patents and IP positions to identify and mitigate risks. Our analysis helps companies anticipate challenges, evaluate the strength of third-party rights and develop strategies that protect innovation while maintaining freedom to operate in fast-moving markets.

Ensuring your IP investments align with product and business priorities.

We provide in-depth reviews of existing portfolios to ensure alignment with product and business objectives. By prioritizing patents based on strategic value and coverage, we help clients optimize resources, strengthen defensibility and focus on assets that deliver meaningful competitive advantage. And similarly with respect to trademarks, we examine portfolios to ensure alignment with clients’ business and geographic footprint.

Monitoring competitors’ products and patent portfolios to guide strategic decisions.

We monitor competitor products and patent activity to uncover strategic insights. By analyzing emerging trends and identifying gaps or overlaps in coverage, we equip clients with actionable intelligence that informs R&D decisions, guides IP strategy and supports long-term business positioning.

Building systems that capture innovation effectively.

We work with engineering and product teams to establish effective processes for capturing and evaluating innovation. From brainstorming sessions to structured disclosure programs, we help clients build a consistent invention pipeline that translates technical advances into strong, well-positioned patent filings.

Supporting acquisition, monetization and licensing opportunities.

We assist companies in identifying, acquiring or licensing patents that fill strategic gaps, mitigate risk or support growth initiatives. With a pragmatic approach to valuation and negotiation, we help clients maximize opportunities while minimizing costs and exposure. Similarly, we help clients acquire trademark rights to help mitigate risk of third party challenges.

Tailored solutions to meet unique client needs.

Every company’s needs are unique. We design and implement custom strategies that address specialized challenges—from structuring patent pools to preparing for key transactions to embedding with in-house teams—helping clients safeguard innovation, enhance valuation and position their IP portfolios for long-term success.

Our Practice Group Members

Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's agile business landscape. Our attorneys combine the polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team -- you will always work with a senior attorney -- giving you confidence, clarity and seasoned perspective, no matter what your business needs. ' Clients value that our IP lawyers bring deep technical training and AmLaw/in-house backgrounds, and that we collaborate with VLP’s Technology Transactions and Corporate teams on commercialization, licensing and other strategic issues. The result is practical, cost‑effective IP strategies that align with product roadmaps and company and investor milestones.

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Why Work With VLP?

Every client relationship at VLP is partner-led, strategy-driven, and tailored for today's agile business landscape. Our attorneys combine the polish of Big Law with the responsiveness of an elite, lean team -- you will always work with a senior attorney -- giving you confidence, clarity and seasoned perspective, no matter what your business needs. ' Clients value that our IP lawyers bring deep technical training and AmLaw/in-house backgrounds, and that we collaborate with VLP’s Technology Transactions and Corporate teams on commercialization, licensing and other strategic issues. The result is practical, cost‑effective IP strategies that align with product roadmaps and company and investor milestones.

Practice Insights

Areas of Expertise

Copyright, Trade Secrets & Other IP Rights
Copyright, Trade Secrets & Other IP Rights
Patent Counseling & Prosecution
Patent Counseling & Prosecution
Brands & Trademarks
Brands & Trademarks
Technology Transactions
Technology Transactions
Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital
Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital
Securities & Capital Raising
Securities & Capital Raising
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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