Support Services


TPL offers a comprehensive array of services to support your project.

Invalidity Analysis:

 
How can I verify the validity or invalidity of a patent?
 
 

TPL performs high-quality prior art searches, including analysis of references and discussion with counsel, where appropriate. Our patent experts can find and review patent, non-patent, and product references. These projects are typically executed as part of an acquisition due diligence or support for litigation defense.

Expert Witness:

 
I need a technology expert that understands patents. Can TPL help?

 
As an expert, Dr. Charles Eldering (TPL’s CEO) has provided pre-litigation analysis, discovery assistance, prior art analysis, litigation consulting, expert witness reports, deposition testimony and trial testimony. Charles is an inventor on 49 issued and numerous patents and has authored articles appearing in journals in the electrical engineering, optical, and legal fields.

Landscape Mapping:

 
How can I identify the top patent owners in a particular area and the opportunities that exist for exploitation?

Our patent mining and searching expertise translates into a deep understanding of assets and their assignees. A landscape map allows an acquirer to understand the accessibility to the asset pool. It can also provide invaluable information regarding white space to a company developing a portfolio.

Market and Valuation Analysis:

What are the revenues associated with the target products?

 
Market research is required both before and after the heavy-lifting begins. When deciding which areas to mine against a target company, it is helpful to know revenue breakdowns. And, once a claim chart is completed, generating a cash flow analysis report can be helpful in setting initial negotiating level for a patent purchase. TPL can provide efficient research and practical advice concerning valuation issues.