Brody Berman Associates, Inc.

Brody Berman Associates, Inc. is the leading consulting and communications firm for intellectual property owners and advisors. Since 1988, Brody / Berman has been providing strategy and perspective to innovative businesses, investors and intellectual assets. Areas of focus include information technology, science, law and finance. 
For more information visit the company website at: http://www.brodyberman.com/

Incremental Advantage

IncreMental Advantage is a think tank that publishes research on breaking developments on issues ranging from advertising to water utilities. Our research and events are dedicated to helping senior executives and institutional investors achieve IncreMental Advantages in their fields of expertise.

For more information visit the company website at: http://incrementaladvantage.com

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Chipworks

Chipworks reverse engineers and analyzes semiconductor and microelectronic systems for two distinct and complementary groups. Patent Intelligence customers are law firms and Intellectual Property groups who need Chipworks' support to defend or enhance their licensing positions. Technical Intelligence customers are engineering and product development groups who use Chipworks experience and expertise to help them understand competitive technology, benchmark their innovations and speed their time-to-market.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.chipworks.com

Kimberly-Clark
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Kimberly-Clark is an innovative health and hygiene leader with well-known global brands that are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people trust K-C brands to enhance their well-being. Our brands include Kleenex®, Scott®, Huggies®, Pull-Ups®, Kotex®, Depend®, and many others

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.kimberly-clark.com/

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP is one of the nation's largest law firms, providing a wide variety of legal services to major corporations and other clients throughout the United States and around the world. It is dedicated to producing results for individuals and businesses. Founded in 1875 in New York City, the firm employs attorneys in seven domestic offices (New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Boston, Boca Raton, Newark and New Orleans) and Paris. 
The Firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, taxation, litigation, intellectual property, and labor and employment law. Its clients include participants in many industries, including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, hospitality, information technology, insurance, internet, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.proskauer.com

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Brown Rudnick
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Brown Rudnick is a full-service, international law firm. From offices in the United States and Europe, our 200 attorneys practice across integrated areas of law and provide clients with a breadth and depth of expertise uniquely suited to their individual legal needs. Brown Rudnick's Structured Finance Group is at the forefront of IP monetization and is internationally recognized for successfully structuring and implementing securitization programs for new asset classes.
For more information visit the company website at: http://www.brownrudnick.com

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Commercial Strategy
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Commercial Strategy was organized to help Fortune 500 companies understand and successfully use intellectual property as a strategic business tool to advance corporate business goals, strategy and plans. Commercial Strategy offers a record of measurable performance at the highest levels of its profession. Our combined experience and track record allows us to work with all levels of management and to address with our clients a diverse set of business challenges and opportunities.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.commercialstrategy.com/

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Goodwin Procter LLP
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Goodwin Procter LLP is one of the nation's leading law firms, with a team of over 650 attorneys serving clients through offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

For more information visit the company's website at: 
http://www.goodwinprocter.com/
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Howrey LLP
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Howrey, a global law firm with more than 600 attorneys and other professionals, focuses on high-stakes, complex Intellectual Property, Antitrust and Global Litigation matters. Howrey combines an unparalleled number of skilled trial lawyers and litigation strength with exceptional focus to provide clients with innovative business solutions to complex global issues.

For more information visit the company's website at: http://www.howrey.com/

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Latham & Watkins LLP

Established in 1934, Latham & Watkins is a full-service law firm delivering seamless representation through a global network of over 1,800 lawyers in 22 offices. Clients seeking innovative solutions to their most complex business issues turn to us for our strategic thinking, and ability to successfully resolve high-stakes litigation. Latham’s Intellectual Property Practice Group consists of more than 100 attorneys globally, and is engaged in all aspects of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, rights of privacy and publicity, unfair competition, false advertising and internet regulation.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.lw.com 

Palamida Inc
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Palamida answers the question "What’s in your code?" by providing an unprecedented level of software transparency. Whether your requirement is an accurate evaluation of a software acquisition, on-going testing against your intellectual property policy during software development or governance of your IT environment, Palamida products and services make your software assets visible, traceable, and manageable.

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.palamida.com

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Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
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Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is a national litigation firm. It was recently recognized as having one of the country’s premier IP litigation practices when it was named IP Litigation Department of the Year by The American Lawyer in January 2004.

For more information, please visit the company websites at: http://www.rkmc.com/
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Semiconductor Insights

Semiconductor Insights (SI) is the leading technical advisor to the world’s microelectronics community. SI supports its clients in asserting their intellectual property (IP) rights and developing and commercializing new technologies and products, through in-depth technical investigation of integrated circuits and electronic systems. SI has participated in virtually every major semiconductor licensing campaign since the company’s inception in 1989 and clients include such hallmarks as Infineon, Intel, TSMC, and Texas Instruments.

For more information, please visit us on the web at www.semiconductor.com.

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BusinessWire

Business Wire's worldwide team of experts has built the most comprehensive news network ever assembled. With access to more than 60 leading news agencies throughout the world in addition to our proprietary network technology, Business Wire ensures that news is delivered to audiences in each market via their preferred manner and in their preferred language. Our members direct where they want their news disseminated, specifying the geographic markets, industry audiences and editorial desks most appropriate for the announcements. 
For more information visit the company website at: http://home.businesswire.com

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Chief Intellectual Property Officer
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Chief Intellectual Property Officer is dedicated to ventilating the issues that comprise the roles and responsibilities of managing IP that are to befall CIPOs. We believe that most large companies would benefit from creating a position of CIPO and are thus committed to researching and reporting on the issues with which CIPOs must be proficient.
For more information visit the company website at http://www.chiefipofficer.com

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Corporate Financing Week 
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Corporate Financing Week is the source for competitive intelligence on corporations' capital-raising and M&A plans. Corporate Financing Week delivers must-read news on deals in the pipeline, the selection and performance of underwriters and innovative financing techniques before it appears anywhere else. 

For more information visit the company website at: http://www.corporatefinancingweek.com/

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Hedgeco
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HedgeCo.net is the fastest growing Hedge Fund database in the industry for accredited and qualified investors only.


For more information visit the company website at: http://www.hedgeco.net

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Hedge Fund Lounge
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The Hedge Fund Lounge is the First and Only Entirely Open Forum for Alternative Asset Community.
For more information visit the company website at: http://www.hedgefundlounge.com

introNetworks

introNetworks is in the business of building relationships. No matter what your industry, developing quality professional relationships is a cornerstone to success. Our innovative solutions enable you to efficiently connect with the people and content that is most important to you. We are known best for eventNets™, memberNets™ and talentNets™.
For more information visit: www.intronetworks.com

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Patent Cafe
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Over the past 10 years, PatentCafe® has become the brand recognized worldwide as the trusted provider of high performance intellectual property management and patent research tools. Our solutions are now considered the gold standard by many of the world’s most prolific patent filers.

For more information visit the company's website at: http://www.patentcafe.com/
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