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Our practice emphasizes the following areas: Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition Licensing, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Related Transactions Intellectual Property Counseling Intellectual Property Analysis and Opinions Intellectual Property Due Diligence Investigations Intellectual Property Enforcement Intellectual Property Litigation and Alternate Dispute Resolution Pre-litigation Counseling and Negotiation Patent Litigation Support/Co-Counsel to Other Law Firms Intellectual Property Aspects of International Trade We serve clients in varying industries, including MEMS, photonics, opto-electronics, display technologies, imaging, graphics, telecommunications, mechanical and robotic devices, wireless and broadband data communications, electronics, materials, semiconductor processing, life sciences, medical and bio-analytical devices, computers and peripherals,Internet services, financial services, toys, etc. We are currently seeing an increase in business and inquiries from the Pacific Rim region. With the entry of China into the WTO and the improved awareness of intellectual property and technology issues by some emerging technology powerhouses in places like Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, we expect that this trend will continue. Based on the firm's technical expertise and familiarity with the Chinese language and its business and social culture, we believe that we are especially well positioned to serve either US technology clients contemplating or doing business in the Greater China region as well as local technology clients in that region. To enhance the services offered by the firm, the firm has developed excellent working relationships with attorneys specializing in other areas of the law and with other specialty firms in areas such as corporate finance, securities, employment, taxation, bankruptcy, as well as foreign law firms, especially in the Greater China area.